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handloom

(ˈhændˌluːm)

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a. a weaving device operated by hand

b. (as modifier): a handloom weaver.

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handloom - a loom powered by hand

high-warp loom - a handloom in which the warp is carried vertically; for weaving tapestry

loom - a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile

low-warp-loom - a handloom in which the warp is carried horizontally; for weaving tapestry

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"And one of those who suck the life out of the wretched handloom weavers in Tipton and Freshitt.

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Where had been formerly but the click of the shuttle was soon the roar of 'power,' handlooms were pushed into a corner as a room is cleared for a dance; every morning at half-past five the town was wakened with a yell, and from a chimney-stack that rose high into our caller air the conqueror waved for evermore his flag of smoke.

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One can only hope that concerted effort would result in habit of self-help and mutual aid which in return would place handloom industry in an advantageous position.

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The authors set out to examine the competitiveness of the handloom weaving industry in modern India from the market point of view.

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Returning to those classic victims of the Industrial Revolution, the handloom weavers, Liu finds them not to have been victims--in any absolute sense--at all.

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Summary: Imphal (Manipur) [India], July 7 (ANI): Manipur's handloom industry will not flourish until the assured government benefits reach genuine weavers, said Laishram Sidharani, who left her profession as a lawyer to promote the handloom industry in the state.

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12 -- The High Commissioner of Pakistan in Sri Lanka, Maj Gen (R) Qasim Qureshi along with the Minister for Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa inaugurated the Pakistan sponsored handloom textile training project and the textile village at Kottala-Meerigama.