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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
jacquard /ˈdʒakɑːd, -kəd/

▶noun

1 an apparatus consisting of perforated cards, fitted to a loom to facilitate the weaving of figured and brocaded fabrics.
■ [as modifier] denoting a loom fitted with a jacquard.

2 a fabric made on a jacquard loom.

– origin C19: named after the French weaver Joseph M. Jacquard.

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