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Jacquard

Jacquard Meaning & Definition
Jacquard Definition And Meaning

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

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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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