Look up: jacquard

1. Jacquard
   [n] - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)
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2. jacquard
   the arrangement of the strings used to connect the jacks to the jacquard needles on furnishing and string warp lace machines. Two main systems are employed to obtain the most economic usage of the available jacquard capacity, each having its own particular limitations; independent tie and universal ...
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3. Jacquard
   Jac·quard' adjective Pertaining to, or invented by, Jacquard , a French mechanician, who died in 1834. Jacquard apparatus or arrangement , a device applied to looms for weaving figured goods, consisting of mechanism controlle...
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4. Jacquard
   • (a.) Pertaining to, or invented by, Jacquard, a French mechanician, who died in 1834.
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5. Jacquard
   a description of techniques used for knitting and weaving to obtain large-scale and/or figured designs (named after the inventor, Joseph Marie Jacquard, 1752-1834). Jacquard looms are fitted with harnesses which facilitate control over individual warp threads, rather than groups of warp threads as i...
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6. Jacquard
   Fabric characterized by an intricate weave or pattern. Originally named after French inventor Joseph-Marie Jacquard who invented a loom capable of producing this fabric. It`s a very rich, somewhat heavier fabric often used for corsets and other garments requiring extra strength.
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