What does "tab" mean?
Tab: A tag. See Tag, 2.
Additional senses
- 2.A loop for pulling or lifting something.
- 3.A border of lace or other material, worn on the inner front edge of ladies' bonnets.
- 4.A loose pendent part of a lady's garment; esp., one of a series of pendent squares forming an edge or border.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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