Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Jacquard | Yes | No | No | No |
bolus hook | Yes | No | No | No |
Jacquard (noun) | bolus hook (noun) |
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a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics | an instrument in a Jacquard loom that raises or lowers the harness, which carries and guides the warp thread so that the weft will either lie above or below it, which in turn creates the pattern. |
French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834) |