Jacquard - Definition
jacquard
n 1: French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could
automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834) [syn:
Jacquard, Joseph M. Jacquard, Joseph Marie 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 shuttle between the warp threads; used in
weaving figured fabrics [syn: Jacquard loom, Jacquard]