also: ジャガード
Jacquard; Jacquard loom; Jacquard fabric
Refers to the Jacquard mechanism, loom, or the intricately woven fabric it produces. Used in textile and fashion contexts.
This dress is made of Jacquard fabric.
The Jacquard loom can weave complex patterns.
Alternate katakana spelling; less common but still encountered.
From the French inventor Joseph Marie Jacquard, whose loom mechanism revolutionized patterned weaving.