Word Meaning

tabby definition and meaning

n. A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
n. 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.
n. A brindled cat; hence, popularly, any cat.
n. An old maid or gossip.
a. Having a wavy or watered appearance; as, a tabby waistcoat.
a. Brindled; diversified in color; as, a tabby cat.
v. t. To water; to cause to look wavy, by the process of calendering; to calender; as, to tabby silk, mohair, ribbon, etc.

Crossword clues for tabby

- Brindled cat
- Cat, usually small or brindled
- Type of cat