tabby

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
2. (uncountable) 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.
3. (countable) A brindled cat.
4. (Australia, countable, slang, uncountable) A woman, irrespective of age, but often used for a young, attractive woman.
5. (archaic, countable) An old maid or gossip.

Adj

1. Having a wavy or watered appearance.
2. Brindled; diversified in color.

Verb

To give a wavy or watered appearance to (a textile).

Έννοιες

παρδαλή ραβδωτή γάτα

ραβδωτό ύφασμα

Συνώνυμα

tabby cat

brindle

brinded

moire

brindled

queen

👸

watered silk

streaked

she-cat

banded

streaky

striped

stripy

Μεταφράσεις

chat tigré

gato atigrado

çizgili

atigrado

tekir

gatto soriano

tigrato

soriano

poes

benekli

Katze

😺

gatta

👸

dame

tabby

ondé

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈtæb.i/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Mid 17th century French tabis, from Arabic عَتَّابِيّ (ʕattābiyy), ultimately from Arabic الْعَتَّابِيَّة (al-ʕattābiyya), a quarter of Baghdad (named for a Prince عَتَّاب (ʕattāb)) which is associated with the manufacture of a certain type of waved silk. See also taffeta, another type of silk whose name derives from the Persian تافته (tâfta, “woven cloth”) and shares a similar etymological origin.