Recent Examples on the WebThe 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 Housed in a new Calatrava case bearing guilloched sides, the model features the brand’s signature hobnail pattern.—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2022
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