tabby
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.
A brindled cat.
He clicked it once, and twelve balls of light sped back to their street lamps so that Privet Drive glowed suddenly orange and he could make out a tabby cat slinking around the corner at the other end of the street.
(chiefly Australia, slang) A woman, irrespective of age, but often used for a young, attractive woman.
(archaic) An old maid or gossip.
Having a wavy or watered appearance.
Brindled; diversified in color.
To give a wavy or watered appearance to (a textile).
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