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Definition of tabby:
- A brindled cat; hence, popularly, any cat.
- A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
- 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.
- An old maid or gossip.
- Brindled; diversified in color; as, a tabby cat.
- Having a wavy or watered appearance; as, a tabby waistcoat.
- To water; to cause to look wavy, by the process of calendering; to calender; as, to tabby silk, mohair, ribbon, etc.
Synonyms:
pussycat, king, Siamese cat, gossipmonger, kitty, brindle, tomcat, tattletale, brindled, female monarch, tabby cat, queen regnant, gossiper, brinded, blab, patterned, calico cat, talebearer, words, queen mole rat, taleteller, world-beater, tom, mouser, queen, pussy, rumormonger, newsmonger, yenta, puss, telltale, gossip, tattle, whisperer, tattler, scandalmonger.
Usage examples:
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I'm not afeard of 'em;" and Tabby tossed her head defiantly, as she paused to shift her basket from one arm to the other.
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My wife extraordinary fine to- day, in her flower tabby suit, bought a year and more ago, before my mother's death put her into mourning, and so not worn till this day: and every body in love with it; and indeed she is very fine and handsome in it.