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1Loom — For other uses, see Loom (disambiguation). Draper power loom in Lowell, Massachusetts …
2Dobby loom — A loom from the 1890s with a dobby head. A Dobby Loom is a type of floor loom that controls the whole warp threads using a device called a dobby. Dobby is a corruption of draw boy which refers to the weaver s helpers who used to control the …
3Shuttle loom — Shuttle LoomsThe major components of the loom are the warp beam, heddles, harnesses, shuttle, reed and takeup roll. In the loom, yarn processing includes shedding, picking, battening and taking up operations.Shedding. Shedding is the raising of… …
4God of War II — Infobox VG title = God of War II caption = The North American box art, depicting Kratos overlooking the Palace of the Fates resolution = 480p (EDTV) 480i (SDTV) aspect ratio = 16:9 / 4:3 developer = SCE Studios Santa Monica publisher = Sony… …
5Jacquard weaving — makes possible in almost any loom the programmed raising of each warp thread independently of the others. This brings much greater versatility to the weaving process, and offers the highest level of warp yarn control. This mechanism is probably… …
6art and architecture, Egyptian — Introduction the ancient architectural monuments, sculptures, paintings, and decorative crafts produced mainly during the dynastic periods of the first three millennia BC in the Nile valley regions of Egypt and Nubia. The course of art in… …
7Mortal coil — For other uses, see Mortal coil (disambiguation). Mortal coil is a poetic term that means the troubles of daily life and the strife and suffering of the world. It is used in the sense of a burden to be carried or abandoned, most famously in the… …
8computer — computerlike, adj. /keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. 1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog… …
9textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 …
10Weaving — Weaver (occupation) redirects here. This article is about textile weaving. For other uses, see Weaving (disambiguation). Warp and weft in plain weaving Weaving is a method of fabric production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are… …
