hed·dle (h d l)n. One of a set of parallel cords or wires in a loom used to separate and guide the warp threads and make a path for the shuttle. [Probably alteration of Middle English helde, from Old English hefeld; see kap- in Indo-European roots.] |
heddle [ˈhɛdəl]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) one of a set of frames of vertical wires on a loom, each wire having an eye through which a warp thread can be passed
[Old English hefeld chain; related to Old Norse hafald, Middle Low German hevelte]
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