1. a cat with a striped or mottled coat pattern
2. a type of silk fabric with a watered or wavy pattern
Usage: textile

1. having a striped or mottled pattern

Examples

• The orange tabby cat sat on the windowsill.
• She adopted a beautiful gray tabby from the shelter.
• The tabby markings on his fur were very distinctive.
• Her tabby coat had bold black stripes.
• The antique dress was made of fine tabby silk.
• The tabby fabric shimmered in the light.