dobby

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A device in some looms that allows the weaving of small geometric patterns. countable,uncountable
  2. The patterns so woven, or the fabric containing the patterns. countable,uncountable
  3. An evil or mischievous fairy or ghost sometimes said to haunt a building or household. countable,uncountable
    — He understood Greek, Latin, and Hebrew; and, therefore, according to the apprehension, and in the phrase of his brother Wilfred, needed not to care “for ghaist or bar-ghaist, devil or dobbie.”
  4. A dotard. archaic,countable,uncountable
  5. The children's game of tag. uncountable

词形变化

dobbies plural dobbie alternative

词源

From Dobby. Sense “household ghost” from Dob, variant of Rob.
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