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Noun: bolus hook
  1. An instrument in a Jacquard loom that raises or lowers the harness, which carries and guides the warp thread so that the weft will either lie above or below it, which in turn creates the pattern.

Type of: hook, instrument

Part of: Jacquard, Jacquard loom

Encyclopedia: Bolus hook