• (n.) A species of damask made on the drawloom. • (n.) A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns; -- called also drawboy.
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(from the article `textile`) ...for simply patterned fabrics, but a more complex loom was needed for the weaving of intricately figured fabrics, which might require 100 or more ... The drawloom, probably invented in Asia for silk weaving, made possible the weaving of more intricate patterns by providing a means for raising warp ... [...
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A two harness loom. The first harness usually has 4 - 10 shafts and the second creates a pattern by using a set of shafts or individually tied groups of threads. To read more on drawlooms
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Draw'loom` noun 1. A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns; -- called also
drawboy .
2. A species of damask made on the drawloom.
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