Loom definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary LOOM, n. 1. In composition, heir-loom, in law, is a personal chattel that by special custom ... Andromache overwhelmed with terror, sends her for consolation to the loom and the distaff. 3. A fowl of the size of ... 4. That part of an oar which is within board. LOOM, v.i. To appear above the surface either of sea ... the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall" [syn: loom, tower, predominate, hulk] 3: hang over, as of something ...
Jacquard loom definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of ... the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics [syn: Jacquard loom, Jacquard] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1851 a loom designed to weave fabrics of intricate design whose control mechanism ...
power loom definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a loom operated mechanically Webster's 1913 Dictionary 7. A large quantity ... the hand or foot; as, a power lathe; a power loom; a power press. 9. (Math.) The product arising from the ... moral ability or capacity. Mechanical powers. See under Mechanical. Power loom, or Power press. See Def. 8 (d), note. Power of ...
Loom-gale definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary LOOM'-GALE, n. A gentle gale of wind. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Loom-gale Loom"-gale`, n. A gentle gale of wind.
Jackquard loom definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Jacquard Jac*quard", a. Pertaining ... one of the perforated cards of a Jacquard apparatus. Jackquard loom, a loom with Jacquard apparatus.
Needle loom definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Needle Nee"dle, n. [OE ... by driving a slender needle, or pin, into it. Needle loom (Weaving), a loom in which the weft thread is carried through the shed ...
loom large definitions Moby Thesaurus appear, be evident, be noticeable, be ... revealed, be seen, be visible, bulk, bulk large, exceed, glare, loom, meet the gaze, outsoar, outstrip, overtop, rear, rise above, shine ...
... 1. The act or art of forming cloth in a loom, by the union or intertexture of threads. 2. The task ... weaves; the act or art of forming cloth in a loom by the union or intertexture of threads. 2. (Far.) An ... needle which takes the place of the shuttle in the loom, other threads are interlaced back and forth at right angles ... process is then called weaving ('aragh), and the apparatus a loom. The most up-to-date loom of our modern mills differs from the above only in ... between, as is shown in the diagram of the Arabic loom.of considerable means (Mr 1:19,20; Joh 19: ...
... 3.0 (2005) n 1: French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834) [syn: Jacquard ... Jacquard] 2: a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom 3: a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of ... the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics [syn: Jacquard loom, Jacquard] Merriam Webster's noun Usage: often capitalized, often attributive ... Date: 1890 1. a. the control mechanism of a Jacquard loom b. Jacquard loom 2. a fabric of intricate variegated weave or pattern ...