tabaret

[ tab-uh-rit ]

/ ˈtæb ə rɪt /

a durable silk or acetate fabric having alternating stripes of satin and moiré, for drapery and upholstery.

Origin of tabaret

First recorded in 1850–55; perhaps akin to tabby¹

tab, tab-hang, tab., tabanid, tabard, tabaret, tabari, tabasco, tabbinet, tabbouleh, tabby

Short as was the distance to his house, old Tabaret was a good quarter of an hour in reaching it.

The Widow Lerouge |Emile Gaboriau
He will despise me: he will fly from me, when he knows that Tabaret and Tirauclair sleep in the same nightcap.

The Widow Lerouge |Emile Gaboriau
"She has probably warned the count," observed old Tabaret, still pursuing his idea.

The Widow Lerouge |Emile Gaboriau
Tabaret's submission tickled his pretensions as a detective immensely; for in reality he thought the old man very clever.

The Widow Lerouge |Emile Gaboriau

Thanks to old Tabaret, the magistrate felt confident that he was in the right path.

The Widow Lerouge |Emile Gaboriau

tabaret

/ (ˈtæbərɪt) /

a hard-wearing fabric of silk or similar cloth with stripes of satin or moire, used esp for upholstery

C19: perhaps from tabby 1