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bobbinet

American  
[bob-uh-net] / ˌbɒb əˈnɛt /

noun

  1. a net of hexagonal mesh, made on a lace machine.


bobbinet British  
/ ˌbɒbɪˈnɛt /

noun

  1. a netted fabric of hexagonal mesh, made on a lace machine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of bobbinet

First recorded in 1805–15; bobbi(n) + net 1

Example Sentences

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She stuffs the undercarriages of her empire-waist gowns with so much frothy bobbinet mesh that their skirts don’t sit so much on the hips as hover over them like low-flying aircraft.

From The New Yorker Dec. 22, 2018

The black and gold Dolce & Gabbana “lace” is, in fact, made of re-embroidered bobbinet tulle on traditional looms dating to late 18th-century technology.

From New York Times Nov. 12, 2012

Baby's Veil.—Baby's veil, which should only be used in cold or windy weather, may be either a Shetland veil or made of bobbinet.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

And I thought nothin’ would tempt me, if Josiah wuz a infant babe, to place him on exhibition like Hamburg edgin’, or bobbinet lace.

From Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands by Holley, Marietta

One of bobbinet that fits ingeniously is very effective.

From Camp and Trail by White, Stewart Edward

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