HyperDic: jacquard

English > 3 senses of the word Jacquard / jacquard:
NOUNperson Jacquard, Joseph M. Jacquard, Joseph Marie JacquardFrench inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)
artifactjacquarda highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom
artifactJacquard, Jacquard looma loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads
English > Jacquard: 3 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningFrench inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834).
SynonymsJoseph M. Jacquard, Joseph Marie Jacquard
Instance ofinventor, discoverer, artificersomeone who is the first to think of or make something
SpanishJoseph Marie Jacquard
CatalanJoseph Marie Jacquard
English > jacquard: 3 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom.
Broaderfabric, cloth, material, textileartifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting / crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
Catalanjacquard
English > Jacquard: 3 senses > noun 3, artifact
MeaningA loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics.
SynonymJacquard loom
BroaderloomA textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
CatalanTeler de Jacquard

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