·noun An old maid or gossip.
II. Tabby ·noun A brindled cat; hence, popularly, any cat.
III. Tabby ·adj Brindled; diversified in color; as, a tabby cat.
IV. Tabby ·adj Having a wavy or watered appearance; as, a tabby waistcoat.
V. Tabby ·noun 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.
VI. Tabby ·noun A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
VII. Tabby ·vt To Water; to cause to look wavy, by the process of calendering; to Calender; as, to tabby silk, mohair, ribbon, ·etc.