tabby

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Having a wavy or watered appearance; as, a tabby waistcoat
An old maid or gossip
A mixture of lime with shells, gravel, or stones, in equal proportions, with an equal proportion of water. When dry, this becomes as hard as rock
A brindled cat
A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering
Brindled; diversified in color; as, a tabby cat
{n} a kind of waved silk
{a} brindled
{v} to give a waving appearance to silk by passing it under rollers engraved
female cat a cat with a gray or tawny coat mottled with black
{f} give a wavy look
A mortar based stucco with a form of crushed shell sprayed into the surface Coquina or Oyster shell are the most popular local tabby alternatives
A tabby or a tabby cat is a cat whose fur has dark stripes on a lighter background. tabbies a cat with light and dark lines on its fur
female cat
a plain silk taffeta especially with moiré finish; also, a plain-woven fabric
having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
A weave with a repeat of one warp and one weft
A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger
A brindled cat; hence, popularly, any cat
{s} brindled, pale gray or tan and marked with darker spots and streaks; made of tabby (Textile); that looks like tabby (Textile)
A mixture of lime with shells, gravel, or stones, in equal proportions, with an equal proportion of water
a cat with a gray or tawny coat mottled with black
The watering is given to it by calendering
{i} brown or grey cat with striped markings; domestic female cat; (Textile) shiny taffeta that has a striped pattern, silk having a watered pattern; old maid, unmarried woman beyond the usual age of marriage, spinster; irritating woman gossiper; cement made of lime and oyster shells and sand used as a building material (used along the South Atlantic coast in the USA)
To water; to cause to look wavy, by the process of calendering; to calender; as, to tabby silk, mohair, ribbon, etc
When dry, this becomes as hard as rock
tabby cat
{i} brown or grey cat with striped markings
water tabby
A kind of waved or watered tabby
water tabby
See Tabby, n
tabby

    Hyphenation

    tab·by

    Turkish pronunciation

    täbi

    Pronunciation

    /ˈtabē/ /ˈtæbiː/

    Etymology

    [ 'ta-bE ] (noun.) 1638. French tabis, from Medieval Latin attabi, from Arabic `attAbI, from Al-`AttAbIya, quarter in Baghdad.
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