English noun: Jacquard |
1. | Jacquard (person) French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834) |
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| Synonyms | Joseph M. Jacquard, Joseph Marie Jacquard |
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| Instance hypernym | artificer, discoverer, inventor |
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2. | jacquard (artifact) a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cloth, fabric, material, textile |
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3. | Jacquard (artifact) a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics |
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| Synonyms | Jacquard loom |
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| Broader (hypernym) | loom |
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