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.
Bobbinet — is a specific type of tulle netting which has been made in the United Kingdom since the invention of the bobbinet machine in 1806 by John Heathcoat. Machines based on his original designs are still in operation today producing fabrics in Chard,… … Wikipedia
Bobbinet — (engl. bobbin net, von bobbin [franz. bobine], Spule, Spitzenklöppel, und net, Netz; Tüll), dem geklöppelten Spitzengrund ähnliches, leichtes, großmaschiges, baumwollenes Gewebe mit Maschen von gewöhnlich sechseckiger Form (s. Abbildung).… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Bobbinet — (Spuhlnetz, von bobbin u. net), maschenartiges Gewebe von Linnen oder Baumwolle, in der Form von geklöpelten Spitzen, durch eine Maschine verfertigt, welche ihren Ursprung dem bereits 1589 erfundenen Strumpfwirkerstuhl verdankt, aber erst 1809… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
bobbinet — 1819, from BOBBIN (Cf. bobbin) + NET (Cf. net) … Etymology dictionary
bobbinet — [bäb΄ə net′, bäb′ə net΄] n. [< BOBBIN + NET1] a machine made netted fabric of hexagonal mesh … English World dictionary
bobbinet — n. machine made cotton net (imitating lace made with bobbins on a pillow). Etymology: BOBBIN + NET(1) * * * bobbinet var. of bobbin net … Useful english dictionary
bobbinet — noun Etymology: blend of bobbin and net Date: 1814 a machine made net of cotton, silk, or nylon usually with hexagonal mesh … New Collegiate Dictionary
bobbinet — /bob euh net /, n. a net of hexagonal mesh, made on a lace machine. [1805 15; BOBBI(N) + NET1] * * * … Universalium
bobbinet — noun A net fabric, with hexagonal mesh, woven by machine … Wiktionary
bobbinet — n. cotton lace which is wrought by machines … English contemporary dictionary
