tabby

[ tab-ee ]

/ ˈtæb i /

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noun, plural tab·bies.

a cat with a striped or brindled coat.

a domestic cat, especially a female one.

a spinster.

a spiteful female gossip or tattler.

plain weave.

a watered silk fabric, or any other watered material, as moreen.

adjective

striped or brindled.

made of or resembling tabby.

verb (used with object), tab·bied, tab·by·ing.

to give a wavy or watered appearance to, as silk.

Origin of tabby

1630–40; back formation from French tabis (taken as plural), Middle French (a)tabis silk cloth <Medieval Latin attābi<Arabic ʿattābī, derivative of (al-)ʿAttābīyah, quarter of Baghdad where the silk was first made, literally, the quarter of (Prince) ʿAttāb

Words nearby tabby

tabard, tabaret, Tabari, Tabasco, tabbouleh, tabby, tabernacle, tabernacle frame, tabernacle mirror, Tabernacles, tabes

Definition for tabby (2 of 2)

tabby²

[ tab-ee ]

/ ˈtæb i /

noun

(in the southeastern U.S.) a building material composed of ground oyster shells, lime, and sand, mixed with salt water.

Origin of tabby

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75; of uncertain origin; perhaps from Gullah tabi, from a West African language

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Example sentences from the Web for tabby

A time was appointed, and Tabby, the chief, sent a man and horse for me.
Forty Years Among the Indians|Daniel W. Jones
But what makes you feel as if something was going to happen to reveal the secret, Tabby?
Tried for Her Life|Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
Miss Tabby shrieked out that she was going to be drowned, although not a drop of water had touched her.
Tried for Her Life|Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
I have two or three other cats, sir; but I'm very poor, and a little money is more useful to me than old Tabby.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 404, June, 1849|Various

This as a watch dog he felt it his duty to do once or twice during the night, while Tabby went to the barn to catch mice.
Zip, the Adventures of a Frisky Fox Terrier|Frances Trego Montgomery

British Dictionary definitions for tabby (1 of 2)

tabby¹

/ (ˈtæbɪ) /

noun

a fabric with a watered pattern, esp silk or taffeta

Word Origin for tabby

C17: from Old French tabis silk cloth, from Arabic al-`attabiya, literally: the quarter of (Prince) `Attab, the part of Baghdad where the fabric was first made

British Dictionary definitions for tabby (2 of 2)

tabby²

/ (ˈtæbɪ) /

adjective

(esp of cats) brindled with dark stripes or wavy markings on a lighter background

having a wavy or striped pattern, particularly in colours of grey and brown

noun plural -bies

a tabby cat

any female domestic cat

British informal a gossiping old woman

Australian slang any girl or woman

Word Origin for tabby

C17: from Tabby, pet form of the girl's name Tabitha, probably influenced by tabby 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	tabby
释义	tabby ¹ [ tab-ee ] / ˈtæb i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tabby ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural tab·bies. a cat with a striped or brindled coat. a domestic cat, especially a female one. a spinster. a spiteful female gossip or tattler. plain weave. a watered silk fabric, or any other watered material, as moreen. adjective striped or brindled. made of or resembling tabby. verb (used with object), tab·bied, tab·by·ing. to give a wavy or watered appearance to, as silk. Origin of tabby ¹ 1630–40; back formation from French tabis (taken as plural), Middle French (a)tabis silk cloth <Medieval Latin attābi<Arabic ʿattābī, derivative of (al-)ʿAttābīyah, quarter of Baghdad where the silk was first made, literally, the quarter of (Prince) ʿAttāb Words nearby tabby tabard, tabaret, Tabari, Tabasco, tabbouleh, tabby, tabernacle, tabernacle frame, tabernacle mirror, Tabernacles, tabes Definition for tabby (2 of 2) tabby² [ tab-ee ] / ˈtæb i / noun (in the southeastern U.S.) a building material composed of ground oyster shells, lime, and sand, mixed with salt water. Origin of tabby ² An Americanism dating back to 1765–75; of uncertain origin; perhaps from Gullah tabi, from a West African language Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tabby A time was appointed, and Tabby, the chief, sent a man and horse for me. Forty Years Among the Indians\|Daniel W. Jones But what makes you feel as if something was going to happen to reveal the secret, Tabby? Tried for Her Life\|Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth Miss Tabby shrieked out that she was going to be drowned, although not a drop of water had touched her. Tried for Her Life\|Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth I have two or three other cats, sir; but I'm very poor, and a little money is more useful to me than old Tabby. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 404, June, 1849\|Various This as a watch dog he felt it his duty to do once or twice during the night, while Tabby went to the barn to catch mice. Zip, the Adventures of a Frisky Fox Terrier\|Frances Trego Montgomery British Dictionary definitions for tabby (1 of 2) tabby¹ / (ˈtæbɪ) / noun a fabric with a watered pattern, esp silk or taffeta Word Origin for tabby C17: from Old French tabis silk cloth, from Arabic al-`attabiya, literally: the quarter of (Prince) `Attab, the part of Baghdad where the fabric was first made British Dictionary definitions for tabby (2 of 2) tabby² / (ˈtæbɪ) / adjective (esp of cats) brindled with dark stripes or wavy markings on a lighter background having a wavy or striped pattern, particularly in colours of grey and brown noun plural -bies a tabby cat any female domestic cat British informal a gossiping old woman Australian slang any girl or woman Word Origin for tabby C17: from Tabby, pet form of the girl's name Tabitha, probably influenced by tabby 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tabby gossipmonger, gossiper, tattletale, talebearer, telltale, snoop, tattler, rumormonger, informer, busybody, meddler, blabbermouth, chatterbox, parrot, taleteller, tattle, scandalmonger, babbler, flibbertigibbet, whisperer
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tabby

noun, plural tab·bies.

adjective

verb (used with object), tab·bied, tab·by·ing.

Origin of tabby

Words nearby tabby

Definition for tabby (2 of 2)

noun

Origin of tabby

Example sentences from the Web for tabby

British Dictionary definitions for tabby (1 of 2)

noun

Word Origin for tabby

British Dictionary definitions for tabby (2 of 2)

adjective

noun plural -bies

Word Origin for tabby

Words related to tabby