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an instrument in a Jacquard loom that raises or lowers the harness, which carries and guides the warp thread so that the weft will either lie above or below it, which in turn creates the pattern.

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  1. n. an instrument in a Jacquard loom that raises or lowers the harness, which carries and guides the warp thread so that the weft will either lie above or below it, which in turn creates the pattern.