tabby

1. 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. Source: opted

2. 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. Source: opted

3. n. A brindled cat; hence, popularly, any cat. Source: opted

4. n. An old maid or gossip. Source: opted

5. a. Having a wavy or watered appearance; as, a tabby waistcoat. Source: opted

6. a. Brindled; diversified in color; as, a tabby cat. Source: opted

7. v. t. To water; to cause to look wavy, by the process of calendering; to calender; as, to tabby silk, mohair, ribbon, etc. Source: opted

8. adj. having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats Source: wordnet

9. n. a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black Source: wordnet

10. n. female cat Source: wordnet

11. n:100 n. a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black n. female cat Source: ecdict

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