Tabby moth (Zoöl.), the grease moth. See under Grease.
Tab"by, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tabbied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tabbying (?).]
To water; to cause to look wavy, by the process of calendering; to
calender; as, to tabby silk, mohair, ribbon, etc.
Tab`e*fac"tion (?), n. [See Tabefy.] A wasting away; a gradual losing
of flesh by disease.
Tab"e*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tabefied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Tabefying (?).] [L. tabere to waste away + -fy: cf. L. tabefacere to
melt.] To cause to waste gradually, to emaciate. [R.] Harvey.
Ta*bel"lion (?), n. [L. tabellio, fr. tabella a tablet, a writing,
document, dim. of tabula a board: cf. F. tabellion. See Table.] A
secretary or notary under the Roman empire; also, a similar officer in
France during the old monarchy.
Ta"ber (?), v. i. Same as Tabor. Nahum ii. 7.
Tab"erd (?), n. See Tabard.
Tab"er*na*cle (?), n. [F., fr. L. tabernaculum, dim. of taberna nut.
See Tabern.] 1. A slightly built or temporary habitation; especially, a
tent.
Dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob.
Heb. xi. 9.
Orange trees planted in the ground, and secured in winter with a wooden
tabernacle and stoves.
Evelyn.
2. (Jewish Antiq.) A portable structure of wooden framework covered
with curtains, which was carried through the wilderness in the
Israelitish exodus, as a place of sacrifice and worship. Ex. xxvi.
3. Hence, the Jewish temple; sometimes, any other place for worship.
Acts xv. 16.