"kit-cat" meaning in All languages combined

See kit-cat on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: kit-cats [plural]
Etymology: So called because the size was adopted by Sir Godfrey Kneller for the portraits he painted of the members of London's 18th-century Kit-Cat Club, named after innkeeper Christopher Catt. Head templates: {{en-noun}} kit-cat (plural kit-cats)
  1. (historical, art) A short portrait, measuring 28 or 29 by 36 inches, less than half-length, but including the hands. Wikipedia link: Godfrey Kneller, John Vanbrugh, Kit-Cat Club, kit-cat portrait Tags: historical Categories (topical): Art Synonyms: kitcat, kitkat, kit-kat

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