n.
Pronunciation: ' dä-b ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural dobbies
Etymology: perhaps from Dobby, nickname for Robert
Date: 1878
1 : a loom attachment for weaving small figures
2 : a fabric or figured weave made with a dobby
n.
Pronunciation: ' dä-b ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural dobbies
Etymology: perhaps from Dobby, nickname for Robert
Date: 1878
1 : a loom attachment for weaving small figures
2 : a fabric or figured weave made with a dobby
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012