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Harry Potter's house elf
Answer for the clue "Harry Potter's house elf ", 5 letters:
dobby
Alternative clues for the word dobby
Word definitions for dobby in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Dobby is a woven fabric produced on the dobby loom , characterised by small geometric patterns and extra texture in the cloth. The warp and weft threads may be the same colour or different. Satin threads are particularly effective in this kind of weave ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A device in some looms that allows the weaving of small, geometric patterns 2 The patterns so woven, or the fabric containing the patterns
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dobby \Dob"by\, n. (Weaving) An apparatus resembling a Jacquard for weaving small figures (usually about 12 - 16 threads, seldom more than 36 - 40 threads).
Usage examples of dobby.
Dobby had been killed by Ludo Bagman, the house elves of Hogwarts held their version of a funeral for him, as was the custom.
When they had watched her fly out of sight through the Owlery window, they proceeded down to the kitchen to give Dobby his new socks.
She was rocking backward and forward slightly in her chair, exactly like Dobby did when he was teetering on the edge of revealing forbidden information.
Billy followed close behind me and Dobby brought up the rear, white whiskers bristling like an excited billy goat.
I asked Dobby if they had given names to the kakapos on the island, and he instantly came up with four of them: Matthew, Luke, John and Snark.
It wasn’t Dobby – it was, however, unmistakeably a house-elf, as Harry’s friend Dobby had been.