n. Fabric resembling a jacquard, but woven by a different process.
n. A jacquard loom.
adj. Of or pertaining to a jacquard loom or the fabric it creates.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Pertaining to, or invented by, Jacquard, a French mechanician, who died in 1834.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. An abbreviation of Jacquard loom or Jacquard attachment (which see, under loom).
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n. a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom
n. French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)
n. a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics
Word Usage
"Anna who by the way, was NOT wearing her signature sunglasses was wearing a slightly colorful jacquard sweater, cream-colored pleated skirt, and knee-high tan suede boots with buttons all the way up."