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TABBY
brindled, brindle, brinded, tabby
(adjective) having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
tabby, queen
(noun) female cat
tabby, tabby cat
(noun) a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tabby (countable and uncountable, plural tabbies)
(countable, 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.
(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.
(countable) A brindled cat.
(countable, archaic) An old maid or gossip.
Synonyms
• (An old maid or gossip): See old woman
Adjective
tabby (not comparable)
Having a wavy or watered appearance
Brindled; diversified in color
Verb
tabby (third-person singular simple present tabbies, present participle tabbying, simple past and past participle tabbied)
(transitive) To give a wavy or watered appearance to (a textile).
Anagrams
• baby T
Etymology
Proper noun
Tabby
A diminutive of the female given name Tabitha.
Anagrams
• baby T
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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