jacquard

jac·quard

also Jac·quard J0007400 (jăk′ärd′, jə-kärd′)n.1. A fabric with an intricately woven pattern.2. A special loom or the method employed in the weaving of a figured fabric.

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[After Joseph Marie Jacquard.]

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jac′quard′ adj.

Jacquard

(ˈdʒækɑːd; dʒəˈkɑːd; French ʒakar) n1. (Knitting & Sewing) Also called: Jacquard weave a fabric in which the design is incorporated into the weave instead of being printed or dyed on2. (Knitting & Sewing) Also called: Jacquard loom the loom that produces this fabric[C19: named after Joseph M. Jacquard (1752–1834), French inventor]

jac•quard

(ˈdʒæk ɑrd, dʒəˈkɑrd)

n. (often cap.) 1. a fabric with an elaborate pattern woven on a Jacquard loom. 2. Jacquard loom.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Jacquard - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)Joseph M. Jacquard, Joseph Marie Jacquard
	2.	jacquard - a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loomcloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
	3.	Jacquard - a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabricsJacquard loomloom - a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile