About The Word Jacquard
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Jacquard
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What's The Definition Of Jacquard?
[n] French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Jacquard: Joseph M. Jacquard | Joseph Marie Jacquard Related Terms | Find terms related to Jacquard: See Also | artificer | discoverer | inventor Jacquard In Webster's Dictionary \Jac*quard"\, a.
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
controlled by a chain of variously perforated cards, which
cause the warp threads to be lifted in the proper
succession for producing the required figure.
{Jacquard card}, one of the perforated cards of a Jacquard
apparatus.
{Jackquard loom}, a loom with Jacquard apparatus.
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