Tabbying

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tabby \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.
     [1913 Webster]