needleloomn.adj.
/ˈniːdl̩luːm/, U.S. /ˈnidlˌlum/, /ˈnidl̩um/ A. n.† 1. A kind of loom employing a needle instead of a shuttle, used to weave narrow pieces of fabric such as ribbons, tapes, etc. Obsolete.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > weaving > loom > other types of loom
engine1676
power loom1808
damask loom1847
box loom1848
needleloom1867
fringe-loom1874
1867 Sci. Amer. 25 May 337/2 Thomas Robjohn, New York City, assignor to the American Needle Loom Company.
a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 1519/1 Needle-loom, one in which the weft is carried by a needle instead of a shuttle. The usual form of loom for narrow wares, such as ribbons, tapes, bindings, etc.
1885 Harper's Mag. July 258/1 A new kind of loom, the Earnshaw ‘needle loom’, was perfected a few years since by an American inventor..but it does not seem to have obtained success.
2. A machine which produces non-woven fabrics and carpets by driving closely spaced barbed needles through a layer or web of loose fibres, usually on a base of hessian, etc., bringing about mechanical bonding of the fibres; a carpet made in this way.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > carpet > made of felt
needle-felt1957
needleloom1957
1957 Observer 20 Oct. 10/2 Almost all the new tufted carpets (which have, to a large extent, superseded the rubber-backed felt called needleloom) are made almost entirely of rayon.
1957 Textile Terms & Definitions (Textile Inst.) (ed. 3) 68 In design a needleloom has a quickly rising and falling beam on the under side of which is attached a board containing rows of closely spaced barbed needles.
1969 A. J. Hall Standard Handbk. Textiles (ed. 7) iii. 158 Each needle can pierce the web at the extraordinary high rate of up to 900 times per minute. The machine used is often called a needle loom but it is in no way related to a loom such as is used in weaving fabrics.
1999 Textile Month May 10/3 Made a major step forward with the introduction of its Profile 500 crosslapper and the A50 high speed needle loom.
B. adj. (attributive).
Of or relating to or involving a needleloom; made using a needleloom.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [adjective] > weaving > types of loom
high warp1728
webless1820
overpick1869
shuttleless1888
needleloom1933
1933 Times 2 Nov. 3/2 (advt.) Wanted. Traveller to call upon furnishers and upholsterers with needleloom felts, mattress pads, stair pads, &c.
1956 Good Housek. Home Encycl. (ed. 4) 92/2 Needleloom carpetings have a rubber or plastic back.
1957 Textile Terms & Definitions (Textile Inst.) (ed. 3) 68 The needleloom process is essentially a method of attaching a lap or batt..of loose fibrous material to a base, e.g. fabric, paper, rubber and/or plastic materials.
1969 A. J. Hall Standard Handbk. Textiles (ed. 7) iii. 161 For the manufacture of needle-loom carpets a machine is used which comprises rows of vertical needles each having a barb.
2003 Nonwovens Industry (Nexis) 1 Feb. 40 No matter where needleloom technology is heading, manufacturers still need to conduct research with customers to understand their specific demands.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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