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JACQUARD LOOM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Jacquard loom mean?
• JACQUARD LOOM (noun)
The noun JACQUARD LOOM has 1 sense:
1. a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics
Familiarity information: JACQUARD LOOM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Jacquard; Jacquard loom
Hypernyms ("Jacquard loom" is a kind of...):
loom (a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile)
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