grimalkin

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One only of all Charles Cholerton's cats escaped; a smoky grimalkin, she came slinking from a fiery window, her eyes lit with warm red fury.

From Time Magazine Archive

But still were wanting his grimalkin eyes, For which gray worsted stocking paint supplies.

From The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 by Browning, William Ernst

Every knee was bent, every hand strewed flowers or poured incense, and grimalkin was treated in all respects as the god of the day.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 398, November 14, 1829 by Various

Nancy herself sat in the corner, with her grey grimalkin on her shoulder.

From Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea by Stables, Gordon

It is the visage of grimalkin, outside of the window, where he appears to have posted himself for a deliberate watch.

From House of the Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel