catfoot

1 of 3

noun (1)

plural -s

: a biennial cudweed (Gnaphalium obtusifolium) with linear lanceolate leaves that are decurrent as wings down the stem

cat foot

2 of 3

noun (2)

: a short round compact foot like a cat's

a hound with a good cat foot

—A. J. Liebling

cat-foot

3 of 3

intransitive verb

: to move in a manner suggesting a cat (as stealthily or silently)

the butler came cat-footing back along the hall

—Raymond Chandler

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

probably so called from the shape of the leaves

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