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How to pronounce “tabby”
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Pronunciation guide for tabby
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of tabby with real speech in context.
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- 4 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Luxury, Not Landfill — the Waste-Free Future of Fashion
such as our quilted tabby shoulder bag.
- Definition summary
- (countable, uncountable) 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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How to pronounce tabby
Luxury, Not Landfill — the Waste-Free Future of Fashion
such as our quilted tabby shoulder bag.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “tabby”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (countable, uncountable) A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
- (uncountable) 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.
- (countable) A brindled cat.
- (chiefly Australia, slang) A woman, irrespective of age, but often used for a young, attractive woman.
- (countable, archaic) An old maid or gossip.
- [Adjective]
- Having a wavy or watered appearance.
- Brindled; diversified in color.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To give a wavy or watered appearance to (a textile).
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