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handloom

American  
[hand-loom] / ˈhændˌlum /

noun

  1. a loom operated manually, in contrast to a power loom.


Etymology

Origin of handloom

First recorded in 1825–35; hand + loom 1

Example Sentences

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She asked her designer to make a traditional handloom saree that brought together two worlds - Palestine and Purulia.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2025

The original Luddites were handloom weavers in England who smashed and burned power looms and mills on the theory that technology posed a fundamental threat to human well-being.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2014

At the beginning of the age of industrialisation in Britain, these elements were very evident: starving handloom weavers and factory operatives toiling for 14 hours a day in stiflingly hot, dust-ridden textile mills.

From The Guardian May 16, 2013

For example, India’s own handloom textile industry was almost put out of business by imported British textiles.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2012

The handloom weavers were almost entirely without employment.

From Thrift by Samuel Smiles

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