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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In weaving: A box at each side of a loom in which are placed a number of shuttles any of which may be thrown along the shed by an automatic device, according to the pattern of the fabric. See
pattern-chain and pattern-cylinder. Also calledshuttle-box . - noun The box perforated to accord with the harness-cards of a Jacquard loom. Also called
prism or cylinder.
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