weaving machine (noun)

  • 51loom — loom1 [ lum ] verb intransitive 1. ) if something unpleasant or difficult looms, it seems likely to happen soon: The administration is playing down the notion that a crisis is looming. negotiations to prevent a looming trade war 2. ) loom… …

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  • 52drill — {{11}}drill (n.1) tool for making holes, 1610s, from Du. dril, drille a hole, instrument for boring holes, from drillen to bore (a hole), turn around, whirl (see DRILL (Cf. drill) (v.)). {{12}}drill (n.2) small furrow, 1727; also machine for… …

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  • 53loom — I UK [luːm] / US [lum] verb [intransitive] Word forms loom : present tense I/you/we/they loom he/she/it looms present participle looming past tense loomed past participle loomed 1) to appear as a large shape that is not clear, usually in a… …

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  • 54shuttle — ► NOUN 1) a form of transport that travels regularly between two places. 2) (in weaving) a bobbin with two pointed ends used for carrying the weft thread across the cloth, between the warp threads. 3) a bobbin carrying the lower thread in a… …

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  • 55de|sign — «dih ZYN», noun, verb. –n. 1. a drawing, plan, or sketch made to serve as a pattern from which to work: »The design showed how to build the machine. 2. the arrangement of details, form, and color in painting, weaving, building, or other artistic …

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  • 56slash|er — «SLASH uhr», noun. 1. a person who slashes; fighter; bully. 2. a machine that sizes warp yarns before weaving in textile manufacturing …

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