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Definition of Power loom
1. Noun. A loom operated mechanically.
Definition of Power loom
1. Noun. A mechanized loom powered by a line shaft. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Power Loom
Literary usage of Power loom
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal by Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) (1860)
"Some years ago it was thought almost impossible to manage H.'ix yarn in a
power-loom, and certainly the first attempts were very imperfect ; but gradually, ..."
2. Textiles: A Handbook for the Student and the Consumer by Mary Schenck Woolman, Ellen Beers Mcgowan (1920)
"... which are now found on the modern power loom. The invention of automatic
spinning in England gave an impetus to weaving in that country. ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1890)
"The power-loom fought its way to supremacy but slowly, for an imperfect power-loom
is no better than a hand-loom; and it was only after the minor ..."
4. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1852)
"Although various attempts have been made to adapt the power-loom to carpet ...
In addition to this saving of labor, the power-loom is stated to be capable ..."
5. The Growth of English Industry and Commerce by William Cunningham (1892)
"... and (he Power. Loom, tion of the mule ; in this the spindles are placed on a
carriage which as it wheels out four or five feet from the beam, ..."
6. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society by American Antiquarian Society (1905)
"SOME NOTES UPON THE GENESIS OF THE power loom IN WORCESTER COUNTY. BY HENRY S.
NOURSE. PRIORITY in the introduction of water-driven machinery for textile ..."
7. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris, George Grove (1862)
"The invention of the sizing machine demonstrated for tho first time, not the
practicability of weaving by power, but the capabilities of the power-loom ..."
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