handloom

American  

[hand-loom] / ˈhændˌlum /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of handloom

First recorded in 1825–35; hand + loom ¹

Example Sentences

There were protests and riots throughout the country, from handloom weavers trashing newly invented factory machinery to anti-slavery campaigners boycotting sugar.

From The Guardian • Nov. 16, 2017

The handloom weavers of Bengal had produced and exported some of the world's most desirable fabrics, especially cheap but fine muslins, some light as "woven air".

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2015

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

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 Smiles, Samuel