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tabby
tab·by T0001800 (tăb′ē)n. pl. tab·bies 1. A rich watered silk.2. A fabric of plain weave.3. a. A domestic cat with a coat that has stripes or swirls of darker fur on a lighter background.b. A domestic cat, especially a female.4. A spinster.5. A prying woman; a gossip.6. South Atlantic US A mixture of oyster shells, lime, sand, and water used as a building material.adj.1. Having light and dark striped or swirled markings: a Maine coon with a tabby pattern.2. Made of or resembling watered silk.
[French tabis, from Old French atabis, from Medieval Latin attabī, from Arabic 'attābī, after al-'Attābīya, a suburb of Baghdad, Iraq.]tabby (ˈtæbɪ) n (Textiles) a fabric with a watered pattern, esp silk or taffeta[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]
tabby (ˈtæbɪ) adj1. (Animals) (esp of cats) brindled with dark stripes or wavy markings on a lighter background2. having a wavy or striped pattern, particularly in colours of grey and brownn, pl -bies3. (Animals) a tabby cat4. (Animals) any female domestic cat5. informal Brit a gossiping old woman6. slang Austral any girl or woman[C17: from Tabby, pet form of the girl's name Tabitha, probably influenced by tabby1]tab•by (ˈtæb i)
n., pl. -bies, n. 1. a cat with a striped or brindled coat. 2. a domestic cat, esp. a female one. 3. a watered silk or taffeta. adj. 4. striped or brindled. 5. made of or resembling tabby. v.t. 6. to give a wavy or watered appearance to, as silk. [1630–40; < French tabis (taken as pl.), Middle French (a)tabis silk cloth < Medieval Latin attābi < Arabic ‘yattābī, derivative of (al-)‘Attābīyah, quarter of Baghdad where the silk was first made, literally, the quarter of (Prince) ‘Attāb] tabby - The common tabby cat derives its name from silk with a wavy pattern, from Arabic utabi, the name of the quarter in Baghdad where the silk was made.See also related terms for silk.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  tabby - a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with blacktabby catdomestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, house cat - any domesticated member of the genus Felis | | 2. | tabby - female catqueendomestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, house cat - any domesticated member of the genus Felis | | Adj. | 1. | tabby - having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of catsbrinded, brindle, brindledpatterned - having patterns (especially colorful patterns) |
tabbyadjective striped, banded, streaked, stripy, brindled A tabby cat shot out beside her feet.tabbynounA person habitually engaged in idle talk about others:blab, gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger, talebearer, taleteller, tattle, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whisperer.Slang: yenta.Translationstabby (ˈtӕbi) – plural ˈtabbies – noun (also ˈtabby-cat) a usually grey or brown cat with darker stripes, especially a female one. 灰褐虎斑貓(通常為母貓) 斑猫tabby
tabby1 a fabric with a watered pattern, esp silk or taffeta
tabby21. (esp of cats) brindled with dark stripes or wavy markings on a lighter background 2. a tabby cat 3. any female domestic cat tabbyA mixture of lime and water with shells, gravel, or stones; when dry, forms a mass as hard as rock; used as a building material.tabby
Synonyms for tabbyadj stripedSynonyms- striped
- banded
- streaked
- stripy
- brindled
Synonyms for tabbynoun a person habitually engaged in idle talk about othersSynonyms- blab
- gossip
- gossiper
- gossipmonger
- newsmonger
- rumormonger
- scandalmonger
- talebearer
- taleteller
- tattle
- tattler
- tattletale
- telltale
- whisperer
- yenta
Synonyms for tabbynoun a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with blackSynonymsRelated Words- domestic cat
- Felis catus
- Felis domesticus
- house cat
noun female catSynonymsRelated Words- domestic cat
- Felis catus
- Felis domesticus
- house cat
adj having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloringSynonymsRelated Words |