Tabby

English

Noun

Tabby (countable and uncountable; plural tabbies)

1. (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.
2. (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.
3. (countable) A brindled cat
4. (countable, archaic) An old maid or gossip.

Synonyms

• (An old maid or gossip): See Thesaurus:old woman

Adjective

Tabby (not comparable)

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

Thesaurus

Cheshire cat, Chinchilla cat, Maltese cat, a tale-bearing animal, alley cat, banded, barred, blue cat, brinded, brindle, brindled, busybody, calico cat, cat, feline, gib, gib-cat, gossip, gossip columnist, gossiper, gossipmonger, grimalkin, house cat, kit, kitling, kitten, kitty, kitty-cat, listed, maiden lady, marbled, marbleized, mouser, newsmonger, newspaperman, old maid, puss, pussy, pussycat, quidnunc, reporter, rumormonger, scandalmonger, silver cat, spinstress, streaked, streaky, striatal, striate, striated, strigate, strigose, striolate, striped, stripy, tabby cat, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale, telltale, tiger cat, tittle-tattler, tom, tomcat, tortoise-shell cat, veined, watered, yenta

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtæb.i/
• Rhymes: -æbi

Translations

Noun

cat

French: chat tigré (fr) m. Hungarian: cirmos (hu)

Italian: soriano (it) Spanish: gato atigrado (es) m.

Adjective

brindled

French: moiré (fr), ondé (fr)

Italian: soriano (it)