Meaning
A component in a loom, being one of a number of similar components, through the eye of each of which a distinct strand of the warp is threaded.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English helde, from Old English hefeld, from the root of Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to have, heave”), from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Cognate with Old Saxon hevild, Middle Low German hevelte, Icelandic hafald.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
heald
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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