Jacquard loom

Variant of Jacquard

Jacquard definition

Jac·quard (jak′ärd, jə kärd′)

noun

    1. a loom with an endless belt of cards punched with holes arranged to produce a figured weave
      also Jacquard loom
    2. the distinctive mechanism of this loom
    1. the weave made
      also Jacquard weave
    2. a fabric with such a weave

Etymology: after J. M. Jacquard (1752-1834), Fr inventor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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