powerloom
Motorized textile machine
A powerloom is a mechanized loom driven by a source of power other than human muscle—originally water or steam, now electricity.
The powerloom transformed textile manufacturing in the Industrial Revolution, replacing hand-weaving with factory production.
The cotton mills installed hundreds of powerlooms.
Also spelled as two words: power loom.
Woven or knit material
- clothWoven or knit material
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- woolSheared animal fiber
linen · synthetic · yarn · thread · twill · satin · damask · muslin
Short-distance transport
- jacquardElaborate patterned woven textile
- dobbyGeometric-patterned woven material
- tappetCam-actuated engine lever
- heddleLoom thread guide
reed · beam · warp · weft · picker · shedding · beating · take-up
Wagon-maker surname
- LudditeOne opposing technological progress
- handloomManual weaving apparatus
- mechanizationConverting to machine operation
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
invention · displacement · protest · progress · modernization · transformation
Grain-crushing facility
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- workforceAll available workers
Manchester · Lowell · Lancashire · sweatshop · export · trade · quota
fabric
Woven or knit material
wool · linen · synthetic · yarn · thread · twill · satin · damask · muslin · calico
shuttle
Short-distance transport
- jacquardElaborate patterned woven textile
- dobbyGeometric-patterned woven material
- tappetCam-actuated engine lever
heddle · reed · beam · warp · weft · picker · shedding · beating · take-up · let-off
Cartwright
Wagon-maker surname
- LudditeOne opposing technological progress
- handloomManual weaving apparatus
- mechanizationConverting to machine operation
patent · invention · displacement · protest · progress · modernization · transformation
mill
Grain-crushing facility
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
workforce · Manchester · Lowell · Lancashire · sweatshop · export · trade · quota
power, loom, powers, powered, powering, powerful, powerless, powerfully, powerlessness