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repair heddle

repair heddle noun: a type of heddle, either premade or makeshift, used when a thread is skipped or breaks, or to replace a broken heddle.

Noun

repair heddle (plural repair heddles)

  1. A type of heddle, either premade or makeshift, used when a thread is skipped or breaks, or to replace a broken heddle.
    • A repair heddle allows the weaver to place an empty heddle at any point across the warp and on any shaft.1979, Allen Fannin, Handloom Weaving Technology, page 110
    • Repair heddles can easily be made from the polyester Texsolv heddles by passing a strip of masking tape through the top loop and taping it around[…].1979, Complex Weavers Newsletter, numbers 1-32, page 14

Forms of repair heddle

pluralrepair heddles

Questions about repair heddle

What does repair heddle mean?
Repair heddle means a type of heddle, either premade or makeshift, used when a thread is skipped or breaks, or to replace a broken heddle.
What part of speech is repair heddle?
Repair heddle is a noun.
What is the plural of repair heddle?
The plural of repair heddle is repair heddles.

Words near repair heddle in the dictionary

  1. repainters
  2. repainting
  3. repaintings
  4. repaints
  5. repair
  6. repair heddle
  7. repair heddles
  8. repair ship
  9. repair shop
  10. repair shops
  11. repairabilities

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