backstrap loom

[ bak-strap ]

noun

1. a simple horizontal loom, used especially in Central and South America, on which one of two beams holding the warp yarn is attached to a strap that passes across the weaver's back.

Word History and Origins

Origin of backstrap loom¹

back ¹ + strap

Example Sentences

Narrow widths can be woven most rapidly on the backstrap loom.

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