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repair heddles

repair heddles is the plural of repair heddle.

Meaning of repair 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

Questions about repair heddles

What is repair heddles the plural of?
Repair heddles is the plural of repair heddle.

Words near repair heddles in the dictionary

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

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