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n. pl. Tabbies. 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; hence, popularly, any cat. An old maid or gossip.

 - adj. Having a wavy or watered appearance; as, a tabby waistcoat. Brindled; diversified in color; as, a tabby cat. Tabby moth (Zool.), the grease moth. See under Grease.

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