tobine

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noun

A stout twilled silk, formerly used for dresses.

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Meanings

nountobine (plural tobines)

plural tobines

  1. historicalA stout twilled silk, formerly used for dresses.

Origin

Compare German tobin, Dutch tabijn. See tabby.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

BenoitBenitoBoteinBoteni
Cite this entry
APA

tobine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tobine

MLA

“tobine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tobine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tobine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tobine.

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