Tabby vs. Sokoke

A rich watered silk.

The Sokoke (or Sokoke Forest Cat in long form, and formerly the African Shorthair) is natural breed of domestic cat, developed and standardised, beginning in the late 1970s, from the feral khadzonzo landrace of eastern, coastal Kenya. The Sokoke is recognized by four major cat pedigree registry organizations as a standardised cat breed.

A fabric of plain weave.

A domestic cat with a coat that has stripes or swirls of darker fur on a lighter background.

A domestic cat, especially a female.

A spinster.

A prying woman; a gossip.

South Atlantic US A mixture of oyster shells, lime, sand, and water used as a building material.

Having light and dark striped or swirled markings

Made of or resembling watered silk.

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 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.

An old maid or gossip.

Having a wavy or watered appearance.

Brindled; diversified in color.

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

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.

a cat with a gray or tawny coat mottled with black

female cat

having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats