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English noun: Jacquard

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


SynonymsJoseph M. Jacquard, Joseph Marie Jacquard


Instance hypernymartificer, discoverer, inventor

2. jacquard (artifact) a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom


Broader (hypernym)cloth, fabric, material, textile

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


SynonymsJacquard loom


Broader (hypernym)loom









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