DRAWBOY

Meaning of DRAWBOY in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

: a boy who operates the harness cords of a hand loom ; broadly : a part of a power loom that performs the same task

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

DRAWBOY — (n.) A boy who operates the harness cords of a hand loom; also, a part of power loom that performs …
Английский словарь Webster
DRAWBOY — ( n. ) A boy who operates the harness cords of a hand loom; also, a part of power loom …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAWBOY — /draw"boy'/ , n. 1. an apparatus for controlling and manipulating the harness cords on a power loom. 2. a boy …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAWBOY — noun a boy who operates the harness cords of a hand loom; also, a part of power loom that performs …
Webster English vocab
LOOM — Machine for weaving cloth. The earliest looms, from the 5th millennium BC, consisted of bars or beams forming a frame …
Английский словарь Британика
DRAWLOOM — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: draw (I) + loom : a hand loom formerly used for figure weaving and operated by a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAWLOOM — (n.) A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns; -- called also drawboy.
Английский словарь Webster
DRAWLOOM — ( n. ) A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns; -- called also drawboy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAWLOOM — noun a species of damask made on the drawloom. 2. drawloom ·noun a kind of loom used in weaving figured …
Webster English vocab
LOOM — machine for weaving cloth. The earliest looms date from the 5th millennium BC and consisted of bars or beams fixed …
Britannica English vocabulary
LOOM — n. Machine for weaving cloth. The earliest looms, from the 5th millennium BC, consisted of bars or beams forming a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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