The English machine-made net is now confined to point net, warp net, and bobbin net, so called from the peculiar construction of the machines by which they are produced. --Tomlinsom. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bobbin net — or bobbˈinet noun A fine machine made netted lace • • • Main Entry: ↑bobbin … Useful english dictionary
bobbin-net — n. cotton net imitating lace … Dictionary of difficult words
bobbin-net — … Useful english dictionary
Bobbin lace — is a lace textile made by braiding and twisting lengths of thread, which are wound on bobbins to manage them. As the work progresses, the weaving is held in place with pins set in a lace pillow, the placement of the pins usually determined by a… … Wikipedia
bobbin — a rubber or steel roller on the footrope of a bottom trawl used to protect the net from damage … Dictionary of ichthyology
Needlerun net — refers to a family of laces created by using a needle to embroider on a net ground. Along with Tambour lace this became more popular with the advent of machine made netting. See also Limerick lace … Wikipedia
Fly net — Fly Fly, n.; pl. {Flies} (fl[imac]z). [OE. flie, flege, AS. fl[=y]ge, fle[ o]ge, fr. fle[ o]gan to fly; akin to D. vlieg, OHG. flioga, G. fliege, Icel. & Sw. fluga, Dan. flue. [root] 84. See {Fly}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any winged insect; esp … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bob|bi|net — «BOB uh NEHT», noun. a cotton netting or lace made by machines. ╂[< bobbin + net1] … Useful english dictionary
dan leno bobbin — a large and hollow steel ball on a trawl between the otter boards and the net; functions to prevent the trawl wings from becoming entangled with small objects … Dictionary of ichthyology
Lace — • The two earliest known specimens of lace worked linen albs are that of St. Francis, preserved at St. Clare s convent, Assisi, and the alb of Pope Boniface VIII, now in the treasury of the Sistine Chapel Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
