the means whereby some act is accomplished | 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. |
a device that requires skill for proper use | |
any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds | |
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right | |
the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process | |
a person used by another to gain an end | |