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Noun: jacquard  'ja,kaa(r)d
  1. A highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom
    "The upholsterer used an intricate jacquard fabric for the armchair"
Noun: Jacquard  'ja,kaa(r)d
  1. French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)
    - Joseph M. Jacquard, Joseph Marie Jacquard
     
  2. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics
    - Jacquard loom

Derived forms: jacquards, Jacquards

Type of: artificer, cloth, discoverer, fabric, inventor, loom, material, textile

Encyclopedia: Jacquard, Robert