Definition of Jacquard

1. Noun. French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834).


2. Noun. A highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom.
Generic synonyms: Cloth, Fabric, Material, Textile

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.
Exact synonyms: Jacquard Loom
Generic synonyms: Loom

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

jacobaean
jacobaean lily
jacobin
jacobinize
jacobinized
jacobinizes
jacobinizing
jacobins
jacobite
jacobsite
jacobsites
jacobus
jacobuses
jaconet
jaconets
jacquard (current term)
jacquards
jacqueminot
jacqueminots
jacquerie
jacqueries
jacquesdietrichite
jactancy
jactation
jactations
jactitate
jactitation
jactitations
jaculate
jaculated

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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