tabby

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see also: Tabby

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtæb.i/

Noun

tabby

1. (countable, uncountable) A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
2. (uncountable) 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.
3. (countable) A brindled cat.
   • 1922 , James Joyce, Ulysses, chapter V:

     A wise tabby, a blinking sphinx, watched from her warm sill. Pity to disturb them. Mohammed cut a piece out of his mantle not to wake her.

4. (countable, archaic) An old maid or gossip.

Synonyms

• (An old maid or gossip) See Thesaurus:old woman

Translations

• French: chat tigré, tabby
• German: Tabby
• Italian: soriano
• Portuguese: gato tigrado
• Russian: полоса́тая ко́шка
• Spanish: gato atigrado

Adjective

tabby (not comparable)

1. Having a wavy or watered appearance

   a tabby waistcoat

2. Brindled; diversified in color

   a tabby cat.

Translations

• French: moiré, ondé, tigré
• Italian: soriano
• Portuguese: tigrado

Verb

tabby (tabbies, present participle tabbying; past and past participle tabbied)

1. (transitive) To give a wavy or watered appearance to (a textile).

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Tabby

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Proper noun

1. A female given name.

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