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- German · borrowed fromBeVo
- English todayBeVo
From German BeVo, from Beteiligung (“partnership”)+Vorsteher (“surname”). From the company that popularized the weave, Beteiligung Vorsteher.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A style of fabric weave originally produced by punchcard Jacquard looms from the companies of Lucas Vorsteher and Ewald Vorsteher in Wuppertal-Barmen (later merging to become the Beteiligung Vorsteher company) Full definition →
From German BeVo, from Beteiligung (“partnership”)+Vorsteher (“surname”). From the company that popularized the weave, Beteiligung Vorsteher.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.