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Word: tabby (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Brindled; diversified in color; as, a tabby cat.
  • Having a wavy or watered appearance; as, a tabby waistcoat.

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Noun:

  • countable A brindled cat
  • archaic An old maid or gossip.
  • 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.

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