tabby
A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but…A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
» Ziri has a cute orange tabby.
Значение
значений: 5(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
(неисчисляемое)A concrete 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.
(исчисляемое)A brindled cat.
Tabby
полоса́тая ко́шкаpolosátaja kóška, полоса́тый котpolosátyj kot
female cat
(Австралия, исчисляемое, сленг, неисчисляемое)A woman, irrespective of age, but often used for a young, attractive woman.
(архаичное, исчисляемое)An old maid or gossip.
Примеры
предложений: 11Ziri has a cute orange tabby.
The tabby is lying on my foot.
There's a new golden tabby coming around our house.
The tabby was sharp, and navigated his way around.
I have orange and grey tabby-cats in my menagerie.
Переводы
языков: 8По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
Mid 17th century French tabis, from Arabic عَتَّابِيّ (ʕattābiyy), ultimately from ArabicMid 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.
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Формы
мн. число: tabbiesСинонимы
синонимов: 3Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные — Потому что оно может быть неисчисляемым