jacquard
Nouns
- (n) French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834) Joseph Marie Jacquard, Joseph M. Jacquard,
- (n) a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom
- (n) 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,