jacquard

[ jak-ahrd, juh-kahrd; French zha-kar ]

/ ˈdʒæk ɑrd, dʒəˈkɑrd; French ʒaˈkar /

noun (often initial capital letter)

a fabric with an elaborately woven pattern produced on a Jacquard loom.

Jacquard loom.

Nearby words

Origin of jacquard

1850–55; named after J. M. Jacquard. See Jacquard loom

Definition for jacquard (2 of 2)

Jacquard

[ zha-kar ]

/ ʒaˈkær /

noun

Jo·seph Ma·rie [zhoh-zef ma-ree] /ʒoʊˈzɛf ma ri/, 1752–1834, French inventor.

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Examples from the Web for jacquard

Purple pleated skirts turned sporty thanks to flap pockets; jacquard prints enlivened wide-leg trousers.
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The city was taken; Jacquard fled and joined the Army of the Rhine, where he rose to the rank of sergeant.
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Jacquard with all earthly ties severed went back to the seclusion of inventing.
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Try to find some woven patterns made by the Jacquard loom in silk or linen.
Clothing and Health|Helen Kinne

It automatically punches the holes in the jacquard cards, and does it with mathematical accuracy.
The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 4, 1886-1900|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
It is to Jacquard that it owes its silk manufacture, and a statue of him properly graces the city.
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British Dictionary definitions for jacquard

Jacquard

/ (ˈdʒækɑːd, dʒəˈkɑːd, French ʒakar) /

noun

Also called: Jacquard weave a fabric in which the design is incorporated into the weave instead of being printed or dyed on

Also called: Jacquard loom the loom that produces this fabric

Word Origin for Jacquard

C19: named after Joseph M. Jacquard (1752–1834), French inventor

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Word Origin and History for jacquard

Jacquard

1841, from Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834) of Lyons, inventor of new weaving technology c.1800.