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jacquard

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
jacquard
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fabric woven on a Jacquard loom.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Fabric resembling a jacquard, but woven by a different process.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A Jacquard loom.

Countable

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Eponym, from Joseph Marie Jacquard, inventor of the Jacquard loom.

Usage

Inflected Forms

jacquards (plural)

Derived Forms

jacquardlike jacquard

Phrases

Jacquard loom Jacquard machine

Synonyms

jacquard loom

Questions

What does jacquard mean?
Fabric woven on a Jacquard loom.
Where does jacquard come from?
Eponym, from Joseph Marie Jacquard, inventor of the Jacquard loom.

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