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Definition of Jacquard
1. Noun. French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834).
Generic synonyms: Artificer, Discoverer, Inventor
2. Noun. A highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom.
3. Noun. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics.
Definition of Jacquard
1. a. Pertaining to, or invented by, Jacquard, a French mechanician, who died in 1834.
Definition of Jacquard
1. Noun. Fabric woven on a jacquard loom. ¹
2. Noun. Fabric resembling a jacquard, but woven by a different process. ¹
3. Noun. A jacquard loom. ¹
4. Adjective. Of or pertaining to a jacquard loom or the fabric it creates. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jacquard
1. a fabric of intricate weave [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jacquard
Literary usage of Jacquard
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Textile design and colour by William Watson (1912)
"Jacquard, Hca-ness, and Design Calculations—Sett of the Harness—Number of Harness
Cords to Each Hook—Casting-out in Jacquards—Size of Repeat—Methods of ..."
2. Yarn and Cloth Making: An Economic Study; a College and Normal Schools Text by Mary Lois Kissell (1918)
"Jacquard machine and harness. Magazines. See Magazine Illustration. Marsden, p.
151. ... Harness of Jacquard. 86. Pressure Jacquard weaving mill. ..."
3. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"Jacquard, Joseph Marie, a French mechanician, born in Lyons, July 7, 1752, died
at Oullins, Aug. 7, 1834. His parents were weavers, and his father, ..."
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