big cat vs tabby

big cat

noun
  • 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. 

tabby

noun
  • 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. 

adj
  • Having a wavy or watered appearance. 

  • Brindled; diversified in color. 

verb
  • To give a wavy or watered appearance to (a textile). 

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