01 n. A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by cal…
pl.
Tabbies ((tăb"bĭz))
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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. Also: watered silk
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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.
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3.
A brindled cat; hence, popularly, any cat.
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4.
An old maid or gossip.[Colloq.]