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Drawloom — Draw loom , n. 1. A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns; called also {drawboy}. [1913 Webster] 2. A species of damask made on the drawloom. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drawloom — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: draw (I) + loom : a hand loom formerly used for figure weaving and operated by a drawboy … Useful english dictionary
drawboy — Drawloom Draw loom , n. 1. A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns; called also {drawboy}. [1913 Webster] 2. A species of damask made on the drawloom. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have … Wikipedia
textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 … Universalium
Loom — For other uses, see Loom (disambiguation). Draper power loom in Lowell, Massachusetts … Wikipedia
Simple — Sim ple, n. [F. See {Simple}, a.] 1. Something not mixed or compounded. Compounded of many simples. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A medicinal plant; so called because each vegetable was supposed to possess its particular virtue, and therefore to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loom — loom1 /loohm/, n. 1. a hand operated or power driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc. 2. the art or the process of weaving. 3. the part of an oar between the blade and the handle. v.t. 4. to … Universalium
Simblot — Sim blot, n. [F. simbleau.] The harness of a drawloom. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jacquard weaving — makes possible in almost any loom the programmed raising of each warp thread independently of the others. This brings much greater versatility to the weaving process, and offers the highest level of warp yarn control. This mechanism is probably… … Wikipedia
