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heddle
[ hed-l ]
/ ˈhɛd l /
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noun
one of the sets of vertical cords or wires in a loom, forming the principal part of the harness that guides the warp threads.
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Origin of heddle
1505–15; perhaps representing Old English *hefedl, a metathetic variant of hefeld (Middle English helde, ModE heald), cognate with Old Saxon hevild; akin to Old Norse hafald
Words nearby heddle
Hector, hectostere, Hecuba, he'd, Hedda Gabler, heddle, hedenbergite, heder, hedera, hedge, hedge apple
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British Dictionary definitions for heddle
heddle
/ (ˈhɛdəl) /
noun
one of a set of frames of vertical wires on a loom, each wire having an eye through which a warp thread can be passed
Word Origin for heddle
Old English hefeld chain; related to Old Norse hafald, Middle Low German hevelte
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