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jacquard (iou) and amissible (iou)


jacquard (iou)



jacquard adjective & noun. Also Jacquard. M19.
[J. M. Jacquard, French inventor (1752-1834).]
A. adjective.
Designating an attachment to a loom which enables the pattern in the cloth to be produced automatically by means of punched cards; designating a loom fitted with this. M19.
Designating a fabric, article, or pattern made with the aid of this; of an intricate variegated design. M19.
A. Lurie A lavender jacquard sweater.
b. noun.
A jacquard fabric, pattern, or article. M19.
Radio Times Many Other quality fabrics..including plains, florals and jacquards.
A jacquard attachment or loom. L19.

amissible (iou)



amissible adjective. L17.
[ecclesiastical Latin amissibilis, from amiss- pa. ppl stem of amittere AMIT verb: see -IBLE. Cf. earlier INAMISSIBLE.]
Liable to be lost.
amissi'bility noun (rare) M17.