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.
» I love tabby cats.
Я обожнюю смугастих котів.
Значення
значень: 5(злічуване, незлічуване)A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
(незлічуване)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.
(злічуване)A brindled cat.
Tabby
полоса́тая ко́шкаpolosátaja kóška, полоса́тый котpolosátyj kot
female cat
(Австралія, злічуване, сленг, незлічуване)A woman, irrespective of age, but often used for a young, attractive woman.
(архаїчне, злічуване)An old maid or gossip.
Приклади
речень: 11I love tabby cats.
Я обожнюю смугастих котів.
Tom's cat is a tabby.
У Тома смугастий кіт.
Ziri has a cute orange tabby.
The tabby is lying on my foot.
There's a new golden tabby coming around our house.
Переклади
мов: 8За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
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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