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heddle [′hed·əl] (textiles) A twisted wire with an eye, attached to the harness to guide the warp threads. One of the sets of parallel cords or wires composing the harness of a loom. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Asanan seems to be a contraction of asa and enan, 'foot" or 'hind-foot', thus referring to the heddle further from the weaver (Christaller 1933 [1881]:328). Looms of this type are so named because they are fitted with a number of supplementary heddles that would be "drawn up" by one or more assistants to the weaver. Macgregor JT, Farr S, Tucker JD, Heddle JA, Tice RR, Turteltaub KW. |
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