Meanings
jacquard1
nounjacquard (countable and uncountable, plural jacquards)
plural jacquards
- countableuncountableFabric woven on a Jacquard loom.
The White House has jacquard drapes in the East Room.
- countableuncountableFabric resembling a jacquard, but woven by a different process.
- countableA Jacquard loom.
Jacquard2
proper noun
- A surname.
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
jacquard · noun
Eponym, from Joseph Marie Jacquard, inventor of the Jacquard loom.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian жака́рд, жака́рд
- жака́рд (žakárd)fabric woven on a Jacquard loom
- жака́рд (žakárd)fabric resembling a jacquard
Catalan jacquard, jacquard
- jacquardfabric woven on a Jacquard loom
- jacquardfabric resembling a jacquard
Chinese Mandarin 提花織物 /提花织物, 提花
- 提花織物 /提花织物 (tíhuāzhīwù)fabric woven on a Jacquard loom
- 提花 (tíhuā)fabric woven on a Jacquard loom
Finnish jakardikangas, jakardikangas
- jakardikangasfabric woven on a Jacquard loom
- jakardikangasfabric resembling a jacquard
Polish żakard
- żakardfabric woven on a Jacquard loom
Cite this entry
APA
jacquard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jacquard
MLA
“jacquard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jacquard. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jacquard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jacquard.
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