tabbies
Brindled house cats
Tabbies is the plural of tabby, a cat with a distinctive coat pattern of stripes, spots, or swirling marks, typically in brown or gray.
The term comes from a type of striped silk fabric.
Three tabbies lounged on the porch.
Tabby can also mean an older woman, usually one given to gossip—now dated and mildly disparaging.
Having contrasting bands
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- marbledStreaked with irregular patterns
- mackerelSwift, oily ocean fish
- spottedSeen or patterned
brindled · tortoiseshell · calico · classic · ticked · agouti · markings · swirled
Of or like cats
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- purringVibrating vocalization of contentment
- meowingFeline vocalization
- pawsAnimal feet
claws · furry · kittenish · catnip · litterbox · grooming · playful · domestic
Embrace cozily
- warmthHeat you feel
- blanketSoft bed covering
- firesideArea beside the hearth
- cushionStuffed fabric for comfort
curled · lap · purring · napping · couch · sunbeam · windowsill · kneading
Supplied with liquid
- moiréWavelike interference pattern
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- taffetaSmooth, lustrous woven cloth
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
shimmering · woven · textile · rippled · lustrous
striped
Having contrasting bands
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- marbledStreaked with irregular patterns
- mackerelSwift, oily ocean fish
spotted · brindled · tortoiseshell · calico · classic · ticked · agouti · markings · swirled · blotched
feline
Of or like cats
paws · claws · furry · kittenish · catnip · litterbox · grooming · playful · domestic · mouser
snuggle
Embrace cozily
cushion · curled · lap · purring · napping · couch · sunbeam · windowsill · kneading · contented
watered
Supplied with liquid
iridescent · shimmering · woven · textile · rippled · lustrous
- cat typeshouse cat, tomcat, tom, feral cats, ferals