Jacquard meaning

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

Jacquard has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

Jacquard as a noun

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

    Synonyms: Joseph M. Jacquard, Joseph Marie Jacquard

    Type of: inventor

  2. a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom

    Type of: fabric

  3. 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

    Type of: loom

Scrabble score: 27 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with JA · words ending in RD · 8-letter words

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