Jacquard loom
- noun
- /dʒəˈkɑrd lum/
- Specialized
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telar Jacquard
- The designer showcased stunning creations made on the Jacquard loom at the fabric exhibition.
The punch cards of the Jacquard loom, our first binary computer.
- The punch cards of the Jacquard loom, our first binary computer.
Examples
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With the help of the Jacquard loom, artisans can craft intricate designs in woven fabric.
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And they're done on special jacquard looms and brocade.
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The punch cards of the Jacquard loom, our first binary computer.
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The Jacquard loom revolutionized textile production by enabling the automatic creation of complex patterns.
Synonyms
A loom that controls each thread to weave complex patterns into cloth
A machine that weaves cloth with decorative patterns
A machine that weaves cloth with patterns or pictures
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun compound names a type of loom and thus has a partly compositional structure ('loom' = weaving device), but the modifier 'Jacquard' is a proper name referring to a specific mechanism/inventor and requires specialized world-knowledge. A learner who only knows the literal meanings of 'Jacquard' as a name and 'loom' would not fully derive the specialized sense (a loom with an automatic pattern-control mechanism) without additional knowledge, so the transparency is partial.
Etymology
Jacquard loom is named after its inventor, but a strong memory image is the set of cards with holes that the machine reads like simple instructions. The holes make certain threads lift and others stay down, so the loom can weave very complex patterns by itself — that's why a Jacquard loom makes intricate designs 'automatically'.