▪ I. tabaret
(ˈtæbərɪt)
[mod. trade name, prob. f. tabby: cf. tabinet.]
A fabric of alternate satin and watered silk stripes used in upholstery.
| 1790 P. A. Robb Let. in M. Dunsford Hist. Mem. Tiverton iv. 235 This year [sc. 1752] was introduced to Tiverton the manufacture of..camblets, tarborates, damasks. 1851 Mayhew Lond. Lab. & Poor I. 427/1 A composition to remove stains from silks, muslins, bombazeens, cords, or tabarets of any kind or colour. 1866 Times 23 Apr. Advt., 450 yards rich damasks and tabarets. 1883 [see tabbarea]. |
▪ II. tabaret
obs. form of tabret.