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A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk,
manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is
given to it by calendering. |
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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. |
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A brindled cat; hence, popularly, any cat. |
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An old maid or gossip. |
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Having a wavy or watered appearance; as, a tabby waistcoat. |
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Brindled; diversified in color; as, a tabby cat. |
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To water; to cause to look wavy, by the process of
calendering; to calender; as, to tabby silk, mohair, ribbon, etc. |