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Definitions
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- n. a loom powered by hand
Examples
“He also perfectly mirrors a recent trend in America that bigger is inevitably better, whether we're talking about a structure, a story or a scalp protector that looks like it was produced by a handloom.”
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“Students who are limited by their own national boundaries today are like the handloom weavers in an era of industrialization: they may still have a role to play, but it will be in an ever-shrinking one.”
“Fashion uncover in Tamil Nadu to foster handloom outfits”
“October 8th, 2009 In order to foster handloom as well as khadi products, the conform uncover will be held in Tamil Nadu.”
“The silk was extracted in Godley's workshops and woven by Peers' team of handloom weavers, but since it took eight years to produce and weave enough silk for a two-metre shawl and a richly embroidered cape, both on display at the museum from Wednesday until 5 June, the fabric is never going to be a commercial proposition.”
“And while John was passionate about the process of handloom and handcraft, moved and inspired by the tactile symbolism of khadi; William's mantra seems to be giving the customer what they want'--in the most efficient, accessible and eco-friendly way.”
Forbes: Fabindia Ups The Ante By Tripling Its Retail Outlets
“John's philosophy, says Radhika Singh, the author of the Fabric of Our Lives, was that Fabindia did not need to become greater than the sum of its investment in handloom and the artisans that created it.”
Forbes: Fabindia Ups The Ante By Tripling Its Retail Outlets
“What's more, under Bissell's leadership, Fabindia has almost singlehandedly built a network of a rapidly vanishing breed of handloom weavers and artisans, which in turn supply handicrafts to a loyal set of city folk across India's 35 top towns through its network of 144 stores.”
Forbes: Fabindia Ups The Ante By Tripling Its Retail Outlets
“Left, a woman weaved a pashmina on a handloom in Srinagar, April 2007.”
“It's not that I want to live in some slum and wear a handloom sari," she said.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘handloom’.
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Handy Words
List of words and phrases referring to the hand, hands, fist, or derivatives of the Latin manus, beginning with left-handed.
left-handed, double-fisted, fisticuffs, handy, right-handed, two-handed, manual, manumission, manuscript, manually, manustupration, manudiction and 164 more...
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Humours of Old Bombay
Terms that call to mind British India.
palkee, chee-chee, dorian, Hindoo, dinghee-wallah, garee, hamal, banghy, hookah-bardar, dak, ghat, mussalchee and 133 more...
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hernesheir Apparently a textile or fabric epithet as well, judging from this Wordnik Examples item: "Mr Chaturvedi said that, handloom is a little bit costlier than machine made fabric, but offers quality and facilities for customization and a variety of designs are also available." Wonder if that word appears on the Phrontistery list of fabrics? Jul 24, 2010