What does "heddle" mean?
Heddle: One of the sets of parallel doubled threads which, with mounting, compose the harness employed to guide the warp threads to the lathe or batten in a loom.
Additional senses
- 2.To draw (the warp thread) through the heddle-eyes, in weaving.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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