1. (

• Jacquard ,
• Joseph_M._Jacquard ,
• Joseph_Marie_Jacquard

) French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834) ;

2. (

• jacquard ,

) a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom ;

3. (

• Jacquard_loom ,
• Jacquard

) a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics ;