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jacquard

/jak-ahrd, juh-kahrd; French zha-kar/US // ˈdʒæk ɑrd, dʒəˈkɑrd; French ʒaˈkar //UK // (ˈdʒækɑːd, dʒəˈkɑːd, French ʒakar) //

提花,提花机,提花牌,提花布

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a fabric with an elaborately woven pattern produced on a Jacquard loom.
    • : Jacquard loom.

Examples

  • Think a sari in silk crepe paired with a logoed jacquard mesh-knit shirt.

  • Purple pleated skirts turned sporty thanks to flap pockets; jacquard prints enlivened wide-leg trousers.

  • I like to travel to fabric fairs—finding that leaf jacquard for a jacket and coat for fall was not easy.

  • The Jacquard apparatus achieved the flat patterns, and the new “Dentellière” has perfected the art.

  • Jacquard looms are sometimes to be seen at fairs and expositions weaving handkerchiefs with some picture design.

  • American manufacturers are using the Jacquard loom, a Lyonnais invention.

  • It is to Jacquard that it owes its silk manufacture, and a statue of him properly graces the city.

  • When you say a woman doesn't invent anything, I ask, Who invented the Jacquard loom that wove every stitch you wear?