tabby Antonyms
Meaning of tabby
tabby (n)
a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black
female cat
tabby (s)
having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
tabby (n.)
A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
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.
A brindled cat; hence, popularly, any cat.
An old maid or gossip.
tabby (a.)
Having a wavy or watered appearance; as, a tabby waistcoat.
Brindled; diversified in color; as, a tabby cat.
tabby (v. t.)
To water; to cause to look wavy, by the process of calendering; to calender; as, to tabby silk, mohair, ribbon, etc.
tabby Sentence Examples
- Our tabby cat, Mittens, has soft, velvety fur with distinctive stripes.
- The sleek tabby kitten chased a ball of yarn around the living room.
- The veterinarian recommended special food for our senior tabby.
- The tabby's piercing gaze seemed to penetrate my soul.
- The wall-hanging featured a whimsical depiction of a tabby playing with a mouse.
- The rescue shelter had several adorable tabby kittens up for adoption.
- The tabby's purring was a soothing sound that filled the room with warmth.
- The artist's portrait of the tabby captured its intelligence and grace.
- The tabby's tail twitched nervously as it watched the unfamiliar dog.
- The tabby leaped onto the table and knocked over a glass of water.
FAQs About the word tabby
a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black, female cat, having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterne
striped, banded, streaked,corded, barred,
No antonyms found.
Our tabby cat, Mittens, has soft, velvety fur with distinctive stripes.
The sleek tabby kitten chased a ball of yarn around the living room.
The veterinarian recommended special food for our senior tabby.
The tabby's piercing gaze seemed to penetrate my soul.
