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Jacquard vs Dobby - What's the difference?

jacquard | dobby |

As a noun jacquard

is fabric woven on a jacquard loom.

As a proper noun dobby is

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jacquard

English

(wikipedia jacquard)

Noun

  • Fabric woven on a jacquard loom.
    • The White House has jacquard drapes in the East Room.
  • Fabric resembling a jacquard, but woven by a different process.
  • A jacquard loom.
    • English eponyms ----

    dobby

    English

    Noun

    (dobbies)
  • A device in some looms that allows the weaving of small, geometric patterns
  • The patterns so woven, or the fabric containing the patterns