Cheshire cat

Cheshire cat
noun /ˈtʃɛʃə ˈkæt/
A fictional grinning cat, made popular by s . <!:"All right," said the Cat; and this time it vanished quite slowly, beginning with the end of the tail, and ending with the grin, which remained some time after the rest of it had gone. &mdash; Alices Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll

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