Definition of Figure loom

1. Noun. A loom for weaving figured fabrics.

Exact synonyms: Figured-fabric Loom
Generic synonyms: Loom



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Lexicographical Neighbors of Figure Loom

figuratively
figurativeness
figuratus
figure
figure-of-8 abnormality
figure-of-8 bandage
figure-of-8 suture
figure-of-eight
figure-of-eights
figure-of-speech
figure and ground
figure dash
figure dashes
figure eights
figure loom (current term)
figure of eight
figure of merit
figure of speech
figure out
figure poem
figure skate
figure skater
figure skaters
figure skating
figure space
figured
figured-fabric loom
figured out

Literary usage of Figure loom

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1. Dictionary of the Apostolic Church by James Hastings, John Alexander Selbie, John Chisholm Lambert (1915)
"... and suggestions of his legendary figure loom out from the description of the second beast (131S'U), even while the author attributes to it functions and ..."

2. Hand-spinning and Hand-weaving: A List of References in the New York Public by New York Public Library, William Burt Gamble (1922)
"VA Traces the figure loom back to the second century and discusses its introduction into England. Also in Textile recorder, Manchester, 1892, May 14, ..."

3. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary: A Description of Tools, Instruments by Edward Henry Knight (1876)
"A narrow-ware figure-loom of such for ornamental weaving of fabrics of moderate breadth. Seal'i-fi-ca tor. (Surgery.) a. An instrument Fig. ..."

4. The London Journal of Arts and Sciences, and Repertory of Patent Inventions by William Newton (1842)
"Tins improvement relates to a mode of selecting the warp-threads, in order to produce ornamented fabrics, and consists in applying, to a figure loom ..."

5. The Official Directory of the World's Columbian Exposition, May 1st to by Moses Purnell Handy (1893)
"figure loom 443 35. Roberts, Royle & Co., Manchester. Light power loom. 442 37. Wilkinson, Thomas, Coventry. a Loom for silk fabrics. ..."

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