BOBBINET

Etymology

Noun

bobbinet (countable and uncountable, plural bobbinets)

A net fabric, with hexagonal mesh, woven by machine.

Source: Wiktionary


Bob`bi*net", n. Etym: [Bobbin + net.]

Definition: A kind of cotton lace which is wrought by machines, and not by hand. [Sometimes written bobbin net.]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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




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3 May 2024

TWIST

(verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; “Don’t twist my words”


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