Catharine-wheel Republics.

“Republics,” says Mr. Lowell, “always in revolution while the powder lasts.”

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Catgut
Catgut Scraper (A)
Cathari
Catharine
Catharine (Knights of St)
Catharine of Russia
Catharine Theot (1725–1795)
Catharine Wheel (A)
Catharine Wheels
Catharine-wheel Politicians
Catharine-wheel Republics
Catharists
Cathay
Cathedræ Molles (Latin)
Cathedrals of the Old Foundation
Catherans
Catherine
Catholic (The)
Catholic Association (The)
Catholic Church (The)
Catholic Emancipation Act (The)