noun / adjective
jacquard
JAK-ard/ˈdʒæˌkɑrd/
Fabric with an intricate pattern woven into it.
The folded jacquard reveals its intricate woven pattern and contrasting reverse.
Etymology
Jacquard is the inventor’s surname, applied to a type of loom using his weaving technology. The fabric sense carries that name from the equipment to the intricately patterned material it produces.
In context
the professional Weaver's and middle-class farm women of New York's upstate counties came together in the production of jacquard coverlets there is always the proliferation of many figured and fancy coverlets
More examples
- She chooses blue jacquard for the chair cushions.
- The dress is made of floral jacquard.
- These jacquards differ in weight as well as pattern.
Forms
jacquard · jacquards
Similar words
- brocade
- Brocade has raised woven designs, often incorporating metallic threads.
- damask
- Damask typically has reversible patterns formed by contrasting weave textures.