Jacquard Loom

Jacquard loom was a loom with an apparatus for weaving figures in textiles, such as silks, muslins, and carpets, which was the invention of an ingenious Frenchman, born in Lyons, of the name of Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834), who was by profession a weaver and merchant.

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Jacquerie, Jacques Amyot, Jacques Arago, Jacques Balmat, Jacques Basnage