tabby

TAB'BY, a. [See the Noun.] Brinded; brindled; diversified in color; as a tabby cat.

TAB'BY, n.

1. A kind of waved silk, usually watered. It is manufactured like taffeta, but is thick and stronger. The watering is given to it by the calendar.

2. A mixture of stone of shells and mortar, which becomes hard as a rock; used in Morocco.

TAB'BY, v.t. To water or cause to look wavy; as, to tabby silk, mohair, ribin, &c. This is done by a calendar without water.