jacquard

[ jak-ahrd, juh-kahrd; French zha-kar ]

/ ˈdʒæk ɑrd, dʒəˈkɑrd; French ʒaˈkar /

a fabric with an elaborately woven pattern produced on a Jacquard loom.

Origin of jacquard

1850–55; named after J. M. Jacquard. See Jacquard loom

Jacquard

[ zha-kar ]

/ ʒaˈkær /

Jo·seph Ma·rie [zhoh-zef ma-ree] /ʒoʊˈzɛf ma ri/,1752–1834, French inventor.

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

Paris’s Fashion Finale |Robin Givhan |October 6, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The city was taken; Jacquard fled and joined the Army of the Rhine, where he rose to the rank of sergeant.

Self-Help |Samuel Smiles
Jacquard with all earthly ties severed went back to the seclusion of inventing.

Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous |Sarah K. Bolton
Try to find some woven patterns made by the Jacquard loom in silk or linen.

Clothing and Health |Helen Kinne

It automatically punches the holes in the jacquard cards, and does it with mathematical accuracy.

The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 4, 1886-1900 |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
It is to Jacquard that it owes its silk manufacture, and a statue of him properly graces the city.

Cities of the Dawn |J. Ewing Ritchie

Jacquard

/ (ˈdʒækɑːd, dʒəˈkɑːd, French ʒakar) /

Also called: Jacquard weave a fabric in which the design is incorporated into the weave instead of being printed or dyed on

Also called: Jacquard loom the loom that produces this fabric

C19: named after Joseph M. Jacquard (1752–1834), French inventor