单词 | draw-loom |
释义 | > as lemmasdraw-loom draw-loom n. Brit. /ˈdrɔːluːm/ , U.S. /ˈdrɔˌlum/ , /ˈdrɑˌlum/ Weaving (now chiefly historical) a type of loom used in the weaving of complex designs, originally operated by two people (a weaver and a draw-boy). In later versions of the loom, the work of the draw-boy (who pulls the strings through which the warps are passed) was replaced by a mechanism (see draw-boy n. 1b).ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > weaving > method of > figure weaving > loom shawl-looma1792 draw-loom1808 Jacquard loom1841 witch loom1862 1808 J. Duncan Pract. & Descriptive Ess. Art of Weaving: Pt. II iii. 156 Very few carpets, if any, are woven in this country, excepting in draw looms. 1831 G. R. Porter Treat. Silk Manuf. 238 The apparatus called a draw-loom was invented. 1851 Art Jrnl. Illustr. Catal. p. viii. **/1 The first step in improving the draw-loom was the substitution of mechanism for the handle and boy called a draw-boy. 2004 Afr. Arts 37 24/2 Draw-looms are still used in Mahdia to weave narrow strips of silk in complex patterns. < as lemmas |
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