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handloom

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[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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But the handloom weavers, who worked from home and traditionally took Mondays off after working all weekend, were available.

From The Guardian • Jan. 4, 2018

Craft production like handloom weaving was destroyed everywhere, including in Britain itself.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 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 poor handloom weavers—I grieve to think of the hardships they suffer.

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 420 Volume 17, New Series, January 17, 1852 by Chambers, William

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