DOBBY

Meaning of DOBBY in English

[dob.by] n, pl dobbies [perh. fr. Dobby, nickname for Robert] (1878) 1: a loom attachment for weaving small figures

2: a fabric or figured weave made with a dobby

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

DOBBY — noun (plural dobbies) Etymology: perhaps from Dobby, nickname for Robert Date: 1878 a loom attachment for weaving small figures, a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOBBY — noun also dob·bie ˈdäbē, -bi ( -es ) Etymology: probably from Dobby, nickname for Robert 1. dialect Britain : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOBBY — (n.) An apparatus resembling a Jacquard for weaving small figures (usually about 12 - 16 threads, seldom more than 36 …
Английский словарь Webster
DOBBY — /dob"ee/ , n. , pl. dobbies . 1. Brit. Dial. a fatuous person; fool. 2. Textiles. a. an attachment on …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOBBY — n. part of a loom used in weaving small patterns; fabric with such small patterns; (British Slang) stupid person; fool
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOBBY — noun ( plural dobbies ) Etymology: perhaps from Dobby, nickname for Robert Date: 1878 1. : a loom attachment for …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOBBY — add. ·noun an apparatus resembling a jacquard for weaving small figures (usually about 12 - 16 threads, seldom more than …
Webster English vocab
DOBBY — ■ noun ( plural dobbies ) a mechanism attached to a loom for weaving small patterns. Origin C19: perh. an …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DOBBY — ремизоподъемный, ремизоподъемная каретка каретка (в ткацком станке)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOBBY — Добби
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DOBBY — n каретка ( в ткацком станке )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DOBBY — (n) каретка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DOBBY — n каретка ( в ткацком станке )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DOBBY — n каретка ( в ткацком станке )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DOBBY — ремизоподъемный, ремизоподъемная каретка каретка (в ткацком станке)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOBBY — n. Pronunciation: ' dä-b ē Function: noun Inflected Form: plural dobbies Etymology: perhaps from Dobby, nickname for Robert Date: 1878 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DOBBY LOOM — a loom equipped with a dobby for weaving small, geometric patterns.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAVING — Production of fabric by interlacing two sets of loom . In weaving, lengthwise yarns are called warp and crosswise yarns …
Английский словарь Британика
DOBBIE — noun see dobby
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POSITIVE — I. ˈpäzəd.iv, -z(ə)tiv adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French positif, from Latin positivus, from positus …
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GRIFFE — I. ˈgrif noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from American Spanish grifo, from Spanish, adjective, kinky-haired, from grifo, n., griffin, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CARD — I. ˈkärd, ˈkȧd transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English carden, from Middle French carder, from carde 1. : …
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TIE-UP — ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: tie up 1. : something that is tied up or used in tying up: …
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CHAINER — ˈchānə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: chain (I) + -er 1. : chokerman 2. : a clipper in a coal …
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POSITIVE — (a.) Designating, or pertaining to, a device giving a to-and-fro motion; as, a positive dobby.
Английский словарь Webster
VESTING — /ves"ting/ , n. 1. cloth that is usually of medium or heavy weight and has figures or ridges, as piqué, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MATELASSÉ — /maht"leuh say'/ ; Fr. /mannteu lah say"/ , n. an embossed, compound fabric woven on a dobby or Jacquard loom. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POSITIVE — adj electro-positive. 2. positive ·noun the positive degree or form. 3. positive ·noun that which settles by absolute appointment. 4. …
Webster English vocab
WEAVING — production of fabric by interlacing two sets of yarns so that they cross each other, normally at right angles, usually …
Britannica English vocabulary
TEXTILE FINISHING PROCESSES — Textile finishing processes Basic methods and processes The term finishing includes all the mechanical and chemical processes employed commercially to …
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SOUTHEAST ASIA — region of Asia lying roughly between the Indian and the Pacific oceans and between the Asian landmass and Australia. It …
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