Meanings
nounJacquard loom (plural Jacquard looms)
plural Jacquard looms
- A loom fitted with a Jacquard machine.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics
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Origin
Named after Joseph Marie Jacquard, the inventor (who built upon principles from Jacques de Vaucanson and others).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian жака́рдов стан
- жака́рдов стан (žakárdov stan)fitted loom
Catalan jacquard
- jacquardfitted loom
Finnish jakardikone, jacquardkone
- jakardikonefitted loom
- jacquardkonefitted loom
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Jacquard loom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacquard%20loom
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“Jacquard loom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacquard%20loom. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jacquard loom,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacquard%20loom.
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