| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| (CHESH-uhr) A cat with an enormous grin encountered by Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. The cat tends to disappear, leaving only its smile hanging in the air. (See illustration, next page.) | 1 |
| ‡ “Smiling like a Cheshire cat” refers to anyone with a conspicuous and long-lasting smile. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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