power-loom

[ pou-er-loom ]

/ ˈpaʊ ərˌlum /

a loom operated by mechanical or electrical power.

Origin of power-loom

First recorded in 1800–10

The power-loom, however, was still imperfect in detail, and did not come into general use until about 1833.

Women in Modern Industry |B. L. Hutchins
The introduction of the power-loom was a very important event in the history of womens employment.

Women in Modern Industry |B. L. Hutchins
At first the water-wheel was used to drive the power-loom but later the steam-engine was made to do this work.

Stories of Useful Inventions |Samuel Eagle Foreman
When capitalism began, when it came with its steam engine and its power-loom, what was the first thing it did?

The Common Sense of Socialism |John Spargo

We have put up a power-loom at our upper works, and are about prepared to produce thereby sufficient to clothe us.

History of American Socialisms |John Humphrey Noyes