tabby
IPA: tˈæbi
noun
- (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.
- (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.
- (countable) A brindled cat.
- (countable, archaic) An old maid or gossip.
- A diminutive of the female given name Tabitha.
verb
- (transitive) To give a wavy or watered appearance to (a textile).
adjective
- Having a wavy or watered appearance.
- Brindled; diversified in color.
Examples of "tabby" in Sentences
- Francine's yellowish orange tabby.
- The grey tabby on the wooden fence.
- The cat in the picture is a tabby cat.
- He's a ginger tabby and easily spooked.
- Mackerel is the most common tabby pattern.
- Tabby is no longer employed by the station.
- The point gene is recessive to the tabby gene.
- A cat's coat can be described as red tabby or gray tabby.
- Millie is shown as a brown tabby on the cover, instead of a silver tabby.
- She is a tabby cat and loves playing outside and dozing near the window sill.