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.-having a wavy or watered appearance; as, a tabby waistcoat.-brindled; diversified in color; as, a tabby cat.-to water; to cause to look wavy, by the process of calendering; to calender; as, to tabby silk, mohair, ribbon, etc.