| tabby | Origin: F. Tabis (cf. It. Tabi, Sp. & Pg. Tabi, LL. Attabi), fr. Ar. 'attabi, properly the name of a quarter of Bagdad where it was made, the quarter being named from the prince Attab, great grandson of Omeyya. Cf. Tobine. 1. 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. 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. A brindled cat; hence, popularly, any cat. 4. An old maid or gossip. 1. Having a wavy or watered appearance; as a tabby waistcoar. 2. Brindled; diversified in colour; as, a tabby cat. <zoology> Tabby moth, the grease moth. See Grease. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| tabby cat striation | Linear whitish or yellowish markings on the fatty degenerated heart muscle. Synonym: tabby cat striation. (05 Mar 2000) |