jacquard

English

Etymology

Eponym, from Joseph Marie Jacquard, inventor of the Jacquard loom.

Noun

jacquard (countable and uncountable, plural jacquards)

  1. Fabric woven on a Jacquard loom.
    The White House has jacquard drapes in the East Room.
  2. Fabric resembling a jacquard, but woven by a different process.
  3. (countable) A Jacquard loom.

Translations
Jacquard loom — see Jacquard loom

French

Pronunciation
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Noun

jacquard m (plural jacquards)

  1. jaquard (all senses)

Further reading

Italian

Noun

jacquard m (invariable)

  1. Jacquard
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