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tabby
n.
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)
adj.
brindled, pale gray or tan and marked with darker spots and streaks; made of tabby (Textile); that looks like tabby (Textile)
v.
give a wavy look
Tabby cat
A
tabby is any
domestic cat that has a coat featuring distinctive stripes, dots, lines or swirling patterns, usually together with a mark resembling an 'M' on its forehead. Tabbies are sometimes erroneously assumed to be a
cat breed. In fact, the tabby pattern is found in many breeds, as well as among the general mixed-breed population. The tabby pattern is a naturally occurring feature that may be related to the coloration of the domestic cat's direct ancestor, the
African wildcat, which (along with the
European wildcat and
Asiatic wildcat) has a similar coloration.
tabby
Noun
1. a cat with a gray or tawny coat mottled with black
(synonym) tabby cat
(hypernym) domestic cat, house cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus
2. female cat
(synonym) queen
(hypernym) domestic cat, house cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus
Adjective
1. having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
(synonym) brindled, brindle, brinded
(similar) patterned
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Tabby
(v. t.)
To water; to cause to look wavy, by the process of calendering; to calender; as, to tabby silk, mohair, ribbon, etc.
(n.)
An old maid or gossip.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
(n.)
A brindled cat; hence, popularly, any cat.
(a.)
Having a wavy or watered appearance; as, a tabby waistcoat.
(a.)
Brindled; diversified in color; as, a tabby cat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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