heddle

English - Turkish

Definition of heddle in English Turkish dictionary

dokuma tezgahında gücü takımlanndan biri

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heddles

(Tekstil) gücü takımları

English - English

Definition of heddle in English English dictionary

A part of a loom. Each of the threads that form a warp passes through an eye in a heddle to allow control of the up and down movement of the threads

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

To draw (the warp thread) through the heddle-eyes, in weaving

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A heddle

heald

Hyphenation

hed·dle

Etymology

[ 'he-d&l ] (noun.) 1513. probably alteration of Middle English helde, from Old English hefeld; akin to Old Norse hafald heddle, Old English hebban to lift; more at HEAVE.