heddle noun. [hɛd(ǝ)l] E16.
[App. ult. from Old English alt. of hefeld HEALD noun.]
Any of the sets of small cords or wires between which the warp is passed in the loom before going through the reed, dividing the warp threads to allow the passage of the shuttle with the weft. Freq. in pl.

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