heddle
[ hed-l ]
/ ˈhɛd l /
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.
Words nearby heddle
hectometre, hector, hectostere, hecuba, hedda gabler, heddle, hedenbergite, heder, hedera, hedge, hedge apple
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
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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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