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bobbinet
CIDE DICTIONARY
bobbinet, n. [Bobbin + net.].
A kind of cotton lace which is wrought by machines, and not by hand. [1913 Webster]
"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."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bobbinet, n. machine-made cotton net (imitating lace made with bobbins on a pillow).
Etymology
BOBBIN + NET(1)
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