bobbinet

American  

[bob-uh-net] / ˌbɒb əˈnɛt /

noun

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

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bobbinet British  

/ ˌbɒbɪˈnɛt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of bobbinet

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

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Example Sentences

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bobbinet

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

A cheap carpet—but high-priced in those times—of bright colors covered the floor; a very low French bed occupied one corner, and from a sort of dais escaped the folds of an embroidered bobbinet mosquito-bar.

From Strange True Stories of Louisiana by George Washington Cable

Bobbinet.—A variety of Application lace, in which the pattern is applied upon a ground of bobbinet or tulle.

From Lace, Its Origin and History by Samuel L. Goldenberg

Your net can be of fine mesh bobbinet; if you have only white, dye it black; all other colors are apt to dazzle the eyes.

From On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls by Lina Beard

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