CheshireCat

Name meaning: There are numerous theories about the origin of the phrase "grinning like a Cheshire Cat" in English history.

The first known appearance of the expression in literature is in the 18th century, in Francis Grose's A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, Second, Corrected and Enlarged Edition (1788), which contains the following entry: "Cheshire cat. He grins like a Cheshire cat; said of any one who shows his teeth and gums in laughing."

A possible origin of the phrase is one favoured by the people of Cheshire, a county in England which boasts numerous dairy farms; hence the cats grin because of the abundance of milk and cream.

ROLE: Trickster, Dancer - Ballet. MATE: FAMILIAR: Augite Protector NOTABLE RELATIVES: Note: Changed her eye type from Unusual to Swirl on 6/4/2021. Changed Primary from Metallic to Tiger on 7/19/2021. Changed Tertiary from Thylacine to Underbelly on 7/19/2021. Outfit: Cheshire Cat. Based on the Royal Opera House's Cheshire Cat.

Chesh came from the Star Wood Strand and she would have been content to stay there. After all, it had been much fun following lost travelers through the trees while they tried to make up their minds about which direction they were heading in. If the Queen of Hearts hadn't come along and piqued her curiosity with all that talk about a dance troupe, she might even still be there now.

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