JOSEPH M. JACQUARD

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)

Synonyms:

Jacquard; Joseph M. Jacquard; Joseph Marie Jacquard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

artificer; discoverer; inventor (someone who is the first to think of or make something)

Credits