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Definition of Dobby
1. n. An apparatus resembling a Jacquard for weaving small figures (usually about 12 - 16 threads, seldom more than 36 - 40 threads).
Definition of Dobby
1. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹
2. Noun. A device in some looms that allows the weaving of small, geometric patterns ¹
3. Noun. The patterns so woven, or the fabric containing the patterns ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dobby
1. a fool [n -BIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dobby
| doater doaters doating doatings doats dob in dobbed dobber dobbers dobbie | dobbies dobbin dobbing dobbins dobby dobchick dobchicks dobhash dobhashes dobie | dobies dobla doblas doblon doblones doblons dobra dobras dobro |
Literary usage of Dobby
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1906)
"It should be noted that the dobby shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is constructed to be
placed on a right-hand loom, the dobby being placed at the opposite end from ..."
2. The Mechanism of Weaving by Thomas William Fox (1894)
"An inclined shaft x is driven from the dobby shaft by a double worm gearing into
... Hutchinson and Hollingworth, has received more attention than any dobby ..."
3. Textile design and colour by William Watson (1912)
"CHAPTER II CONSTRUCTION OF DRAFTS AND WEAVING OF PEGGING PLANS Limitations in
Tappet and Dobby Shedding. Methods of Indicating Drafts. ..."
4. Modern Industrial Progress by Charles Henry Cochrane (1904)
"The part of a loom which we have described as a cross-stick with rings is
technically called a " dobby," and the illustration shows the form manufactured by ..."
5. A Cotton Fabrics Glossary by Frank P. Bennett, & Co (1914)
"The jacquard loom is used when the fabric is to be ornamented by large broken
plaids, requiring too many ends to be conveniently handled on a dobby loom. ..."
6. Annals of the Reformation and Establishment of Religion, and Other Various by John Strype (1824)
"... teas the bailiff., and Dobby and Goodwin two of the tenants, June 1598, that
is, about a month or two before his death. The examination of this slander. ..."
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