Heddle

//ˈhɛdəl//

Synonyms for "heddle" (2 found)

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Translations

24 translations across 17 languages.

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Ahom

1 entries
  • 𑜁𑜧 noun (part of a loom)

Catalan

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  • collador noun (part of a loom)

Dutch

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  • hevel noun (part of a loom)

Finnish

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  • niisi noun (part of a loom)

French

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  • lisse noun (part of a loom)

German

2 entries
  • Helfe noun (part of a loom)
  • Litze noun (part of a loom)

Icelandic

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  • hafald noun (part of a loom)
  • draga í höföld verb (to thread individual strands of the warp through the eyes of heddles)

Ingrian

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  • niisi noun (part of a loom)

Irish

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  • úim noun (part of a loom)

Italian

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  • liccio noun (part of a loom)
  • allicciare verb (to thread individual strands of the warp through the eyes of heddles)

Navajo

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  • iiʼsinil noun (part of a loom)

Polish

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  • nicielnica noun (part of a loom)
  • nawlec nić osnowy verb (to thread individual strands of the warp through the eyes of heddles)
  • nawlekać nić osnowy verb (to thread individual strands of the warp through the eyes of heddles)

Romanian

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  • cocleț noun (part of a loom)

Serbo-Croatian

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  • list noun (part of a loom)
  • ničanice noun (part of a loom)

Spanish

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  • lizo noun (part of a loom)

Swedish

1 entries
  • solv noun (part of a loom)

Welsh

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  • brwyd noun (part of a loom)
  • brwyden noun (part of a loom)

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

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The only other table, generally used by operative weavers, is that for setting the heddles, so as to correspond with the reed. Few weavers are in possession of a sufficient variety of heddles, to suit every reed in which they may be employed to weave cloth.

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The heddles and heddle frames, Fig. 3, and the reed may be purchased from dealers in craftwork supplies.

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If errors have occurred in threading the heddles, it is usually expedient to remove all threads from the begining^([sic]) of the error and re-thread them correctly.

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After each frame has been heddled, stand upright within easy reach until the full set has been completed.

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