dobby
9.7
A cloth woven with small repeated shapes to make a textured pattern
- noun
- /ˈdɑːbi/
- Specialized
:
tela dobby
- The subtle dobby stripe gives Claiborne's wool twill pants a vintage feel.
- dobby loom
Examples
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The fabric features a beautiful dobby design with intricate geometric patterns.
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It's called the dobby dobby and probably the first thing that you can tell is just how tiny it is.
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She chose a dobby cloth to make her daughter's new dress because of its unique texture.
How Patterned
jacquard
1
9.4
- Specialized
1
9.4
brocade
7
8.7
7
8.7
dobby
- Specialized
textured
17
4.1
17
4.1
plain weave
1
5.3
- Specialized
1
5.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dobby comes from the name of a small loom device called the dobby, which was used to make tiny repeating 'patterns' in cloth. So a dobby fabric is cloth woven on that loom and known for its small geometric designs.