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Implements > Powerlooms

Preferred term

Powerlooms  

Definition(s)

  • Weaving looms worked by mechanical power (water, steam, etc.), as distinguished from handlooms [OED, alt.]; especially in India, small family-run powerloom workshops became prevalent beginning in the early 20th c., allowing increased production and employment

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Synonym(s)

  • Looms, powerlooms
  • Power looms

Notation

  • 120384

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-GXDW150S-P

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