jacquard
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- French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)Synonyms: Joseph M. JacquardJoseph Marie JacquardInstance of inventor, discoverer
- a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabricsSynonyms: Jacquard loomType of loomParts bolus hook
- a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loomType of fabric, cloth
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Jac·quard′ adjective
Pertaining to, or invented by, Jacquard, a French mechanician, who died in 1834.
Jacquard apparatus or Jacquard arrangement, a device applied to looms for weaving figured goods, consisting of mechanism controlled by a chain of variously perforated cards, which cause the warp threads to be lifted in the proper succession for producing the required figure. — Jacquard card, one of the perforated cards of a Jacquard apparatus. — Jacquard loom, a loom with Jacquard apparatus.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54