• (n.) A heddle.
Heald (hēld) noun [ CF. Heddle .] A heddle. Ure. 
a steel wire or strip with an eye in the centre, or a similar device through which a warp yarn is threaded. The heald enables the yarn to be raised or lowered during weaving to create a shed.
A part of the loom that separates the warp threads to form the gap or shed through which the shuttle passes.