: a short large-headed nail for studding shoe soles
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Flashes of red in cloth napkins and ruby hobnail glasses create design rhythm to guide the eye around the table.
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Sandra S. Soria, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
The set includes four matching glasses outfitted with a hobnail design that are practically begging to be filled with a summery cocktail or glass of lemonade this season.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
Then there is the hobnail pattern which wraps uninterrupted around the entire case-band (or mid-case).
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 16 July 2024
The dial is guilloched with a Clous de Paris hobnail pattern.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2023
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below 7 Pottery Barn Jupiter Drinking Glasses A bestseller at Pottery Barn, these striking glasses are available in two sizes and feature delicate hobnail details.
—Alyssa Gautieri, goodhousekeeping.com, 11 Apr. 2023
As a rebuke to warmongers, a monument from one Hohenzollern despot to another seems inapt and more like a hint to keep those hobnail jackboots handy.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 1 Apr. 2023
What's a hobnail lamp?
—Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2021
His first rubber soles mimicked hobnail soles.
—Andrew Freeman, Outside Online, 21 May 2012
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Sandra S. Soria, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
The set includes four matching glasses outfitted with a hobnail design that are practically begging to be filled with a summery cocktail or glass of lemonade this season.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
Then there is the hobnail pattern which wraps uninterrupted around the entire case-band (or mid-case).
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 16 July 2024
The dial is guilloched with a Clous de Paris hobnail pattern.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2023
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below 7 Pottery Barn Jupiter Drinking Glasses A bestseller at Pottery Barn, these striking glasses are available in two sizes and feature delicate hobnail details.
—Alyssa Gautieri, goodhousekeeping.com, 11 Apr. 2023
As a rebuke to warmongers, a monument from one Hohenzollern despot to another seems inapt and more like a hint to keep those hobnail jackboots handy.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 1 Apr. 2023
What's a hobnail lamp?
—Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2021
His first rubber soles mimicked hobnail soles.
—Andrew Freeman, Outside Online, 21 May 2012
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“Hobnail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hobnail. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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