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Meaning of 'tabby'
Meaning of 'tabby' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Tabby 
[ a.]
- Having a wavy or watered appearance; as, a tabby waistcoat. [ a.]- Brindled; diversified in color; as, a tabby cat.
2. Tabby [ 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 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; hence, popularly, any cat.
- An old maid or gossip.
3. Tabby [ v. t.]
- To water; to cause to look wavy, by the process of
calendering; to calender; as, to tabby silk, mohair, ribbon, etc. [ v. t.]See 'tabby' also in:
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