1. (noun)
Jacquard, Joseph M. Jacquard, Joseph Marie Jacquard
- French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)
2. (noun)
jacquard
- a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom
3. (noun)
Jacquard loom, Jacquard
- a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics