power loom

Noun

Meaning

a loom operated mechanically

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

loom Jacquard loom handloom automatic loom weaving machine dobby loom electric loom warp knitting machine rapier loom shuttle loom high-warp loom water-jet loom air-jet loom mechanical loom computerized loom

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Hypernyms

loom

Examples

Edmund Cartwright built and patented a power loom in 1785, and it was this that was adopted by the nascent cotton industry in England. Source: Internet

Thus, for simple calicos, the power loom became more economical to run than the hand loom – with complex patterning that used a dobby or Jacquard head, jobs were still put out to handloom weavers until the 1870s. Source: Internet

The arrival of the power loom suddenly threatened James Chambers' cotton business, forcing him to close it down and become a draper. Source: Internet

The invention of the flying shuttle by John Kay was critical to the development of a commercially successful power loom. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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