Norwegian ship to serve as floating hotel for Rio Olympics. Itâs official: The Norwegian Getaway is taking a 40-day break from its regular cruising schedule in the Caribbean to head to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Once there, the 4,000-passenger ship will serve as a floating hotel for the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee.
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Cheshire cat (ProperNoun). A fictional grinning cat, made popular by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Origin: The term is attested since at least the 1790s.
Here the cat was also considered a guardian of homes and a symbol of domestic goodness. In Muslim lore, the cat is honored for saving Mohammad from an attack by a fierce snake. Here it is believed the M marking on the forehead of many tabby cats is the mark of the prophet (M for Mohammad).