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heddle Definition

hed·dle (hed′'l)

noun

any of a series of parallel wires or cords in the harness of a loom, used for separating and guiding the warp threads

Etymology: prob. (by metathesis) < ME helde < OE hefeld, weaving thread (akin to ON hafald) < base of hebban, to raise (see heave) + -eld, instrumental suffix

heddle Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • rigid: Sam had a go at weaving with a rigid heddle.

Modifies a noun

  • bar: The heddles are the threads that attach half of the warp threads to the heddle bar.
  • pulley: Both their masks and their carvings of heddle pulleys for weaving suggest cultural links with the Baule and the Senufo.

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