- dobby
- noun (plural dobbies) Etymology: perhaps from Dobby, nickname for Robert Date: 1878 1. a loom attachment for weaving small figures 2. a fabric or figured weave made with a dobby
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
dobby
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dobby weave — [dä′bē] n. 〚< Dobbie, dim. of Dob, Dobbin: see DOBBIN〛 a weave with small, geometric patterns * * * … Universalium
dobby weave — [dä′bē] n. [< Dobbie, dim. of Dob, Dobbin: see DOBBIN] a weave with small, geometric patterns … English World dictionary
