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Definition tabby

Etymology

Mid 17th century French tabis, from Arabic ??????????‎ (?att?biyy), ultimately from Arabic ???????????????‎ (al-?att?biyya), a quarter of Baghdad (named for a Prince ???????‎ (?att?b)) which is associated with the manufacture of a certain type of waved silk. See also taffeta, another type of silk whose name derives from the Persian ?????‎ (tâfta, “woven cloth”) and shares a similar etymological origin.

Noun

tabby (countable and uncountable, plural tabbies)

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

Adjective

tabby (not comparable)

1. Having a wavy or watered appearance
2. Brindled; diversified in color

Verb

tabby (third-person singular simple present tabbies, present participle tabbying, simple past and past participle tabbied)

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

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