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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HEDDLE

Hed "dle, n.; pl. Heddles. Etym: [Cf. Heald. ] (Weaving )

Defn: One of the sets of parallel doubled threads which, with mounting, compose the harness employed to guide the warp threads to the lathe or batten in a loom.

HEDDLE

HEDDLE Hed "dle, v. t.

Defn: To draw (the warp thread ) through the heddle-eyes, in weaving.

HEDDLE-EYE

HEDDLE-EYE Hed "dle-eye `, n. (Weaving )

Defn: The eye or loop formed in each heddle to receive a warp thread.

New American Oxford Dictionary

heddle

hed dle |ˈhedl ˈhɛdl | ▶noun one of a set of looped wires or cords in a loom, with an eye in the center through which a warp yarn is passed before going through the reed to control its movement and divide the threads. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: apparently from an alteration of Old English hefeld.

Oxford Dictionary

heddle

heddle |ˈhɛd (ə )l | ▶noun a looped wire or cord with an eye in the centre through which a warp yarn is passed in a loom before going through the reed to control its movement and divide the threads. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: apparently from an alteration of Old English hefeld (see heald ).