Cattle-call
a theatrical audition that is open to everyone, especially to those who do not belong to a theatrical union.
adjective
Authentic; genuine and longstanding: These women tend not to be card-carrying feminists/a service for all us card-carrying optimists
[1960s+; fr the carrying of a membership card in an organization; first used of Communists during the 1950s period of political inquisition]
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Railroads. stock car (def 2). Slang. a railroad passenger car providing little comfort and few amenities. Historical Examples
- Cattle
bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos. Bible. such animals together with other domesticated quadrupeds, as horses, swine, etc. Disparaging. human beings, especially in a large, unruly crowd. Contemporary Examples Historical Examples noun (functioning as pl) bovid mammals of the tribe Bovini (bovines), esp those of the genus Bos Also called domestic cattle. […]
- Cattish
catlike; feline. spiteful; malicious. Historical Examples adj. 1590s, “cat-like,” from cat (n.) + -ish. From 1883 as “catty.” Related: Cattishly; cattishness.
- Caudal-fin
the terminal vertical fin of a fish. noun the tail fin of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates, used for propulsion during locomotion
- Caudal flexure
caudal flexure n. The bend in the lumbosacral region of the embryo. Also called sacral flexure.