power loom
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of power loom
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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Like the power loom, the mechanized assembly line and the ATM, generative AI offers the promise of performing certain types of work more cheaply and efficiently than humans can accomplish.
From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2023
The government has proposed a series of increasingly tough measures to conserve energy as shortages of gas and power loom that could lead to rationing in a worst-case scenario.
From Reuters • Dec. 12, 2022
Inventions like the power loom displaced artisans, and increased the relative demand for unskilled labour.
From Economist • Jun. 15, 2017
Luddites smashed machines, fearing that the power loom – that generation’s artificial intelligence – would cause mass unemployment.
From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2017
Not until 1785, when Dr. Cartwright, a parson, invented a "power loom," was it deemed possible to weave by machinery.
From Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles by Spargo, John
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