- hed|dle
- hed|dle «HEHD uhl», noun.one of the two sets of small cords or wires in the harness of a loom to guide and separate the warp threads.╂[apparently alteration of heald]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… … English syllables
hed — fats·hed·era; hed; hed·dle; hed·dler; hed·e·bo; hed·en·berg·ite; hed·era; hed·er·a·gen·in; hed·er·in; hed·ley·ite; hed·ri·oph·thal·ma; hed·y·phane; mu·ja·hed·in; … English syllables
heddle — hed·dle … English syllables
heddle — hed•dle [[t]ˈhɛd l[/t]] n. tex (in a loom) one of the sets of vertical cords or wires forming the principal part of a harness, through which the warp threads are drawn • Etymology: 1505–15; perh. repr. OE *hefedl, a metathetic var. of hefeld (ME… … From formal English to slang
Heddle — Hed dle, n.; pl. {Heddles}. [Cf. {Heald}.] (Weaving) 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heddle — Hed dle, v. t. To draw (the warp thread) through the heddle eyes, in weaving. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heddle-eye — Hed dle eye , n. (Weaving) The eye or loop formed in each heddle to receive a warp thread. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heddles — Heddle Hed dle, n.; pl. {Heddles}. [Cf. {Heald}.] (Weaving) 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
muddle-headed — [mud′ lhed′id] adj. stupid; blundering; confused muddle headedness n. * * * mud·dle head·ed (mŭdʹl hĕd ĭd) adj. 1. Mentally confused. 2. Inept; blundering. mudʹdle head ed·ness n. * * * … Universalium
