jacquard
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noun, often capitalized often attributive \ˈja-ˌkärd\Definition of JACQUARD
1
a : the control mechanism of a Jacquard loom b : jacquard loom
2
: a fabric of intricate variegated weave or pattern
Origin of JACQUARD
Joseph Jacquard
First Known Use: 1890
Rhymes with JACQUARD
Asgard, backyard, barnyard, blackguard, blowhard, boatyard, bombard, boneyard, brassard, brickyard, charge card, churchyard, cloth yard, coast guard, courtyard, dance card, deeryard, die-hard, diehard, discard, dockyard, dooryard, face card, farmyard, fireguard, flash card, foulard, Fugard, Gerard, graveyard, green card, ill-starred, junkyard, lifeguard, main yard, mansard, mass card, Midgard, milliard, mudguard, noseguard, off guard, old guard, on guard, Oxnard, phone card, Picard, placard, point guard, postcard, poularde, punch card, rear guard, rearguard, Red Guard, regard, retard, ritard, safeguard, scorecard, shipyard, smart card, sound card, spikenard, steelyard, stockyard, switchyard, tabard, tanyard, tiltyard, time card, unbarred, unguard, vizard, wild card
Jac·quard
biographical name \zha-ˈkär, ˈja-ˌkärd\Definition of JACQUARD
Joseph-Marie 1752–1834 Fr. inventor
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