Tabby Word Meaning

late 16th century (denoting a kind of silk taffeta, originally striped, later with a watered finish: see tabby (sense 2 of the noun)): from French tabis, based on Arabic al-‘Attābiyya, the name of the quarter of Baghdad where tabby was manufactured

a grey or brownish cat mottled or streaked with dark stripes.

cat streaked with dark stripes

a fabric with a watered pattern, typically silk.

fabric with watered pattern

a plain weave.

plain weave

a type of concrete made of lime, shells, gravel, and stones, which dries very hard.

type of concrete made of lime, shells, gravel, and stones

a small moth with dark wavy markings on the forewings.

small moth with dark wavy markings on forewings

(of a cat) grey or brownish in colour and streaked with dark stripes

grey or brownish in colour and streaked with dark stripes

• a young tabby tomcat