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单词 tabby
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
tab•by1 /ˈtæbi/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -bies. 
  1. Dog and Cat Breedsa cat with a striped coat.
  2. Dog and Cat Breedsa domestic cat, esp. a female one.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tab•by1  (tabē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bies, adj., v., -bied, -by•ing. 
n. 
  1. Dog and Cat Breedsa cat with a striped or brindled coat.
  2. Dog and Cat Breedsa domestic cat, esp. a female one.
  3. a spinster.
  4. a spiteful female gossip or tattler.
  5. TextilesSee plain weave. 
  6. Textilesa watered silk fabric, or any other watered material, as moreen.

adj. 
  1. striped or brindled.
  2. Textilesmade of or resembling tabby.

v.t. 
  1. Textilesto give a wavy or watered appearance to, as silk.
  • Arabic ‘attābī, derivative of (al-)‘Attābīyah, quarter of Baghdad where the silk was first made, literally, the quarter of (Prince) ‘Attāb
  • Medieval Latin attābi
  • back formation from French tabis (taken as plural), Middle French (a)tabis silk cloth 1630–40

tab•by2  (tabē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Building(in the southeastern U.S.) a building material composed of ground oyster shells, lime, and sand, mixed with salt water.
  • said to be of West African origin, originally 1765–75, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tabby /ˈtæbɪ/ n
  1. a fabric with a watered pattern, esp silk or taffeta
Etymology: 17th Century: from Old French tabis silk cloth, from Arabic al-`attabiya, literally: the quarter of (Prince) `Attab, the part of Baghdad where the fabric was first made
tabby /ˈtæbɪ/ adj
  1. (esp of cats) brindled with dark stripes or wavy markings on a lighter background
  2. having a wavy or striped pattern, particularly in colours of grey and brown
n ( pl -bies)
  1. a tabby cat
  2. any female domestic cat
Etymology: 17th Century: from Tabby, pet form of the girl's name Tabitha, probably influenced by tabby1
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