Jacquard

jac·quard

uncommon

noun

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

Synonyms

Joseph M. Jacquard
Joseph Marie Jacquard

a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom

a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics

Synonyms

Jacquard loom

Origin

Eponym, from Joseph Marie Jacquard, inventor of the Jacquard loom.

Related words

Word family

Jacquard loom

Broader terms

loom
fabric
inventor

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noun
singular	jacquard
plural	jacquards