Home › Words › T › tobinetobinetobine means A stout twilled silk, formerly used for dresses.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tobine ranks #2,165 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyCompare German tobin, Dutch tabijn. See tabby.nounA stout twilled silk, formerly used for dresses.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.tobe 63% match — A cotton garment worn in parts of northern Africa. vs tobine →tabinet 63% match — A material made from wool and silk, used for curtains or clothes vs tobine →bombazine 61% match — A twilled or corded fabric made from silk, wool, or cotton dyed black. vs tobine →tartarin 60% match — A type of fine woolen or silk fabric, probably imported, mentioned from the 14th to the 16th centuries. vs tobine →tiffany 58% match — A kind of gauze, or very thin silk. vs tobine →tarlatan 57% match — A thin muslin with an open weave, once used for ballgowns etc. vs tobine →tillet 57% match — A bag made of thin glazed muslin, formerly used as a wrapper for dress goods. vs tobine →trousering 57% match — fabric for making trousers vs tobine →