American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition - n. A machine-woven net fabric with hexagonal meshes.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia - n. A common contracted form
of bobbin-net. GNU Webster's 1913 - n. A kind of cotton lace
which is wrought by machines, and not by hand. - From bobbin +
net (Wiktionary) - bobbi(n) + net1. (American Heritage®
Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition) “Bobbin net,
or "bobbinet," or "net" as it is now commonly called, was first
made by machinery in 1809, and was so called because the threads
from which it was made were wound upon bobbins, and _twisted_
into meshes instead of being _looped_ in knitting style as they
were previous to the invention of the machine.” “It was of black
bobbinet tulle covered in faceted clear sequins the size of a
dime.” “When bobbin net (or bobbinet as it is now called) was
first invented, it was made only one inch wide but now it may be
purchased three and one-half yards wide if desired.” “It is a
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