English dictionary
heddle
/'h/E/d/-/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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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.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To draw (the warp thread) through the heddle-eyes, in weaving.
Source: webster1913