tabby

  1. Proper noun.  (given name, female) .
  2. Noun.  (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.
  3. Noun.  (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.
  4. Noun.  (countable) A brindled cat.
  5. Noun.  (countable, archaic) An old maid or gossip.
  6. Adjective.  Having a wavy or watered appearance; as, a tabby waistcoat.
  7. Adjective.  Brindled; diversified in color; as, a tabby cat.

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