n. 1. A fabric with an intricately woven pattern. 2. A special loom or the method employed in the weaving of a figured fabric. [After Joseph Marie Jacquard.] jacquard′ adj. |
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French inventor of the jacquard loom (1801), the first automatic loom able to weave complex patterns. |
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