Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, cat.
Any large feline animal, especially one of the Panthera genus, including tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards.
A brindled cat.
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 kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
Having a wavy or watered appearance.
Brindled; diversified in color.
To give a wavy or watered appearance to (a textile).