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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | The soft, springy hair from domesticated [ | + | The soft, springy hair from domesticated [[cat]] (''Felis catus''). Some types of cat hair (short white or tips of long, white) have been used in artist brushes. In Asia, cat hair brushes are used for detail work (Pinney 1999). |
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| − | == | + | == Sources Checked for Data in Record == |
| − | * | + | * Zora Sweet Pinney, 'A Handle on the Terms used for Artists' Brushes', unpublished glossary, 1999 |
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "cat, domestic" | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "cat, domestic" Encyclopædia Britannica. [Accessed October 16, 2003]. |
| − | * Wikipedia | + | * Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat (Accessed Oct. 18, 2005) |
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Revision as of 12:50, 25 June 2020
Description
The soft, springy hair from domesticated Cat (Felis catus). Some types of cat hair (short white or tips of long, white) have been used in artist brushes. In Asia, cat hair brushes are used for detail work (Pinney 1999).
- For cat hair identification, see http://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Category:FRIL:_Cat
Synonyms and Related Terms
Felis catus; domestic cat; house cat
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Zora Sweet Pinney, 'A Handle on the Terms used for Artists' Brushes', unpublished glossary, 1999
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "cat, domestic" Encyclopædia Britannica. [Accessed October 16, 2003].
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat (Accessed Oct. 18, 2005)