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Quotes About Tabby

Tabby. Named for a quarter of Bagdad where the stuff was woven. A general term for a silk taffeta, applied originally to the striped patterns, but afterwards applied also to silks of uniform color waved or watered. The bride and bridegroom were both clothed in white tabby (1654). A child's mantle of a sky-colored tabby (1696). A pale blue watered tabby (1760). Rich Morrello Tabbies. (Boston Gazette, March 25, 1734).
~ George Francis Dow
The ginger she-cat behind him is Scarlet, and the silver tabby is O'Hara.
~ Erin Hunter
A tabby can't change his stripes." Tallpaw sniffed. "Shrewpaw was born with a burr in his fur. I'll just have to put up with it.
~ Erin Hunter
tabby warrior looked like a baby crow with a black frill
~ Erin Hunter
As Firestar drew nearer he recognized the cream-and-brown tabby she-cat he had surprised in the scrubland near the Twolegplace.
~ Erin Hunter
HEATHERTAIL—light brown tabby she-cat with blue eyes (mother to Breezepelt's kits: Woodkit, a brown she-kit, and Applekit, a yellow tabby she-kit)
~ Erin Hunter
Once again Leafpaw was struck by the powerful tabby's resemblance to some other cat; the thought bothered her like a tick she couldn't reach
~ Erin Hunter
You idiot!" she spat, flattening her ears. "What are you doing in my territory?" "Drowning?" replied Graystripe. The silver tabby flicked her ears, and Fireheart saw a glimmer of amusement in her eyes. "Can't you drown yourself in your own territory?" Graystripe's whiskers twitched. "Ah, but who would rescue me there?" he rasped.
~ Erin Hunter
A massive dark brown tabby
~ Erin Hunter
The massive warrior had appeared around the edge of a bramble thicket. His tabby pelt shone with a strange light that reminded Lionblaze of the sickly glow of fungus on dead trees.
~ Erin Hunter
BEETAIL—dark brown striped tabby tom
~ Erin Hunter
A tabby can't change his stripes." Tallpaw sniffed. "Shrewpaw was born with a burr in his fur.
~ Erin Hunter
Firestar saw a small, light brown tabby she-cat shouldering her way through the warriors until she reached the gray-and-white cat. "Let me speak to StarClan," she begged. "They might know of a place for us." The cat rounded on her. "No, Fawnstep!" he spat. "Our warrior ancestors have failed us. As far as we're concerned, StarClan no longer exist." He
~ Erin Hunter
A tabby can't change his stripes.
~ Erin Hunter
The old tabby gave a startled snort, looking around wildly. "What is it? Foxes? Let me get at 'em!
~ Erin Hunter
CINDERHEART—gray tabby she-cat LIONBLAZE—golden tabby tom with amber eyes
~ Erin Hunter
CLOVERFOOT—gray tabby she-cat RIPPLETAIL—white tom
~ Erin Hunter
FEATHERPELT—gray tabby she-cat HOOTWHISKER—dark gray tom
~ Erin Hunter
Then a beautiful silver-pelted she-cat took his place. A lithe tabby tom followed. His touch set the flame-pelted tom's fur rippling as though he were running through wind.
~ Erin Hunter
Relax. You're in good hands. Tabby wont hurt you. She stabbed me! Damn! I told her not to stab any more Hunters. I hate it when she does that.
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
I have a Gumbie Cat in mind, her name is Jennyanydots;Her coat is one of the tabby kind,with tiger stripes and lepard spots.
~ T.S. Eliot
You know I'm the first rapper to adopt a tabby cat. You know I adopted straight from the ASPCA, you feel me? Just breaking the boundaries, man.
~ Lil B
She led the way in, long strides on long legs that had Iona quickening her pace to keep up. Iona saw a room off to the side, jumbled and crowded with riding hats, leg protectors, some boots. A lean tabby sidled out, gave Iona a look as measuring as Meara's had been, then strolled outside.
~ Nora Roberts