jacquard
English
Etymology
Eponym, from Joseph Marie Jacquard, inventor of the Jacquard loom.
Noun
jacquard (countable and uncountable, plural jacquards)
- Fabric woven on a Jacquard loom.
- The White House has jacquard drapes in the East Room.
- Fabric resembling a jacquard, but woven by a different process.
- (countable) A Jacquard loom.
Translations
fabric woven on a Jacquard loom
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fabric resembling a jacquard
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Jacquard loom — see Jacquard loom
French
Pronunciation
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Noun
jacquard m (plural jacquards)
- jaquard (all senses)
Further reading
- “jacquard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Noun
jacquard m (invariable)
- Jacquard