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taxonomy | heddled |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective heddled is

(of a loom|usually|in combination) that uses heddles.

As a verb heddled is

(heddle).

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    heddled

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of a loom, usually, in combination) That uses heddles.
  • * 1950 , Observer Annual , page 29,
    • all reproduced in Ananda Coomaraswamy's Medieval Sinhalese Art are ordinary twill weaves which are produced with little effort on a multi-heddled handloom.
  • * 1964 , Robert James Forbes, Studies in Ancient Technology , 5 (1957), page 227,
    • It is difficult to decide with von Stokar, that such twills were woven on a four-heddled loom (6).
  • * 1967 , Jean Verseput Wilson, Weaving is for Anyone , page 15,
    • Necessary and productive as a many-heddled loom is, there is something basic and satisfying about covering each warp thread by hand, in a tapestry or needle technique.
  • * 1986 , Howard L. Needles, S. Haig Zeronian, Historic Textile and Paper Materials: Conservation and Characterization , Advances in Chemistry Series, American Chemical Society, page 271,
    • Once a heddled loom is used, the spiraling encircling action of twining is no longer feasible.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (heddle)