<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">dobby looms</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>jacquard looms</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>looms</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>dobbie</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>dobby</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>dobby loom</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Devices, both mechanized and manual, used to weave geometric and regular pattern sequences at a rapid rate by utilizing a dobby mechanism to control the warp threads. Similar to, but distinct from, Jacquard looms, these floor looms comprise a series of lattices into which pegs are inserted to facilitate the lifting of heald shafts in accordance with pre-established patterns. While Jacquard looms lift individual warp threads, dobby looms incorporate dobby mechanisms to simultaneously lift shafts or sets of shafts. ]]></note></mads>