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KK Pronunciation

〔 dʒә`kɑrd 〕

Pronunciation

〔 dʒәˋkɑ:d 〕


Overview of noun jacquard

The noun jacquard has 3 senses


  • Jacquard, Joseph M. Jacquard, Joseph Marie Jacquard -- (French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834))

  • jacquard -- (a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom)

  • Jacquard loom, Jacquard -- (a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics)