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tabby

UK
/ˈtæbi/
US
/ˈtæbi/

Translations

tabbynoun
tabbies
pl
UK
/ˈtæbi/
US
/ˈtæbi/
полосатая ткань
The dress was made from a beautiful tabby that shimmered in the light.
Платье было сшито из красивой полосатой ткани, которая мерцала на свету.
полосатая кошка
The tabby sat on the windowsill, watching the birds outside.
Полосатая кошка сидела на подоконнике, наблюдая за птицами снаружи.
Additional translations
табби
Synonyms
striped cat
tiger cat
brindle
mackerel tabby
tabbyadjective
tabbier
Comp.
tabbiest
Super.
UK
/ˈtæbi/
US
/ˈtæbi/
The tabby cat sat on the windowsill.
Полосатый кот сидел на подоконнике.
Additional translations
пестрый
Synonyms
brindled
spotted
mottled
striped
tabbyverb
tabbied
Past Simple
tabbied
Past Participle
tabbying
Gerund
UK
/ˈtæbi/
US
/ˈtæbi/
Transitive verb: to construct or coat with tabby concrete, or to give cloth a watered appearance.

Definitions

tabbynoun
A domestic cat with a distinctive coat pattern featuring stripes, dots, or swirling patterns, often with an 'M' shape on its forehead.
The tabby curled up on the windowsill, basking in the afternoon sun.
A type of plain-woven fabric, often made of silk or wool, with a simple crisscross pattern.
The dress was made from a soft tabby that shimmered in the light.
A type of building material made from lime, sand, water, and crushed oyster shells, used historically in the southeastern United States.
The old fort was constructed using tabby, giving it a unique and durable structure.
A spiteful or gossipy old woman (archaic).
The village tabby watched from her porch, eager for fresh rumours.
tabbyadjective
Having a distinctive pattern of dark stripes or spots on a lighter background, typically used to describe the fur of a domestic cat.
The tabby cat lounged on the windowsill, its striped fur glistening in the sunlight.
Of a woman or her behaviour: spiteful, gossipy or catty (archaic).
She gave him a tabby glare and whispered something malicious behind her fan.
tabbyverb
To construct or coat (a building or surface) with tabby concrete.
Spanish colonists tabbied the walls of the fort to protect them from the humid climate.
To give (cloth) a watered or wavy appearance similar to tabby silk.
The artisan carefully tabbied the silk to achieve a subtle rippling effect.
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