tabby - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • have: All colors can also have tabby or tortie patterns.
  • name: I'm a Siamese and my best friend is an orange tabby named Tigger.

Adjective modifier

  • spotted: In the light cast onto the path, a small, long, slender spotted tabby cried to be let in.
  • brown: He is a 3 year old grayish brown short haired tabby with some white under his chin.
  • silver: That was when he landed on Patty, all sixteen pounds of silver tabby.
  • blue: T his is Lexi, my long-awaited blue mitted tabby.
  • old: Oscar a 5yr old male tabby who was found abandoned, came to us to be re-homed.
  • orange: In Garfield, the orange tabby with attitude has a fondness for lasagna from, where else?

Modifies a noun

  • marking: The tabby markings are overlaid with patches of red or cream giving an effect of mingled colors.
  • shading: Tabby shading, if any, to tone with the points.
  • kitten: A gray tabby kitten with an injured foot from a road traffic accident was the first patient in the cat ward.
  • cat: I have a tabby cat called Rufus * What 2 things would you bring with you to a desert island?
  • pattern: Any shading on the body will show the underlying tabby pattern which may be ticked, spotted, mackerel or classic.
  • gene: The various tabby genes are covered in more detail below.

Noun used with modifier

  • tortie: Tortie Tabby British Shorthair - In the tortie tabby the tabby pattern is overlaid with shades of red or cream.
  • ginger: Tilly's best friend is Socks the ginger tabby who will be visiting you for milk each day.
  • silver: Derek knew better, a little silver tabby had already picked him.
  • ghost: In all the self-colours there is no ghost tabby markings or bars.
  • orange: He was a huge orange tabby cat who was so wonderful, patient and loving.
  • mushroom: FAWN TABBY POINT ( 32 9 ) ( Championship status ) Points: Clear warm pale rosy mushroom tabby markings.

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