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Cheshire cat

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Original illustration from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

The Cheshire cat is a character from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, a famous novel written by Lewis Carroll in 1865.[1] The cat is known for its unique grin and its ability to disappear gradually (leaving behind only that grin).[1]

The phrase "grin like a Cheshire cat" existed before Carroll's novel, though historians do not know where the expression came from.[1]

In the time since Carroll published his novel, the concept of the cheshire cat has gained popularity. It is sometimes used in science to describe certain phenomena.[2][3]

The Cheshire cat appears in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland, directed by Tim Burton.[4]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cheshire Cat | Alice in Wonderland, Grin, Feline | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  2. Bischoff, Manon. "A New Quantum Cheshire Cat Thought Experiment Is Out of the Box". Scientific American. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  3. "'Quantum Cheshire Cat' becomes reality". BBC News. 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  4. Alice in Wonderland (2010) - Stephen Fry as Cheshire Cat - IMDb, retrieved 2025-05-09