Middle English Dictionary Entry

webbester(e n.
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1.
(a) One whose occupation is weaving, a weaver; also, a member of a weavers’ guild; (b) in cpds. and combs.: ~ bem, = web-bem, q.v.; webbester(es lome, a weaver’s loom; coverlite ~, a weaver of coverlets; linen (wol, wollen) ~, a weaver of linen (woolen) cloth; (c) as surname.