JACQUARD


Meaning of JACQUARD in English

n. 1 an apparatus with perforated cards, fitted to a loom to facilitate the weaving of figured fabrics. 2 (in full Jacquard loom) a loom fitted with this. 3 a fabric or article made with this, with an intricate variegated pattern. [J. M. Jacquard, Fr. inventor d. 1834]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.