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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—J

Jacquard Loom

So called from Jos. Marie Jacquard, of Lyons, who invented this ingenious device for weaving figures upon silks and muslins. (1752-1834.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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