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Definition of "tabby" []

  • A rich watered silk. (noun)
  • A fabric of plain weave. (noun)
  • A domestic cat with a striped or brindled coat of a gray or tawny color. (noun)
  • A domestic cat, especially a female. (noun)
  • A spinster. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tabby" in a sentence
  • "April 29, 2008 at 12:30 pm omg dapanferkitteh, u haz recalled a long-losted memory- teh wide-eyed tabby on teh dresserwanting gushifud breakfast crash..down goes teh keys..tabby looks at bed…swoosh..papers flutteringdown.."
  • "Weir, was derived from a kind of taffeta or ribbed silk which used to be called tabby silk."
  • "Orabelle here is called a tabby Bengal Tiger and there are only about 50 in the world."