handloom
- noun
- /ˈhændˌlum/
- Specialized
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telar manual
- Men and women sat in their little territories, weaving on handlooms, knitting, carving wood, chiseling stone.
- handloom weavers
Examples
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Unlike the weaver at the handloom, the mass production worker no longer sees the consequences of his or her labor.
Academic text (2000) -
Three of her plainest handloom saris, Hawaii chappals, and a change of clothes for Vinod.
Fiction book (2002) -
A significant percentage of the almost 20 million handloom weavers across the country have been affected by the export of raw cotton and cotton yarn, which has resulted in a shortage of yarn and a rise in its domestic price.
Academic text (1997) -
Among the communities most adversely affected are artisans and handloom weavers, who suffer the gravest consequences from SAP-induced inflation and squeeze in credit supply.
Academic text (1997) -
The artisan crafted a beautiful tapestry using a traditional handloom in her studio.
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In rural villages, many families still rely on handlooms to produce their textiles by hand.
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The local museum features an exhibit on the history of handlooms and the techniques used by weavers.
Synonyms
20
3.9
A machine that weaves yarn into cloth
How Manual
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Handloom comes from the two parts hand and loom, where a loom is a tool for 'weaving'. So a handloom is a loom worked 'by hand' rather than by a machine, which is why it means a manually operated loom.