What is the meaning of Jacquard?

noun

  • French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834.
  • A highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom.
  • A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics.
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