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countershed en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkaʊntɚˌʃɛd/ (General-American)
• /ˈkaʊntəˌʃɛd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From counter- + shed (“gap between threads”).

Meanings

1. A shed (area between warp yarns) with different yarns from a previous one.
   • ww ſind die beiden gekrümmten Urme oder Pedale, welche die Gegenöffnung (countershed tappets) bewirken[…] 1842, Andreas Valentin Demme, “53. Verbeſſerte Webemaſchinen”, in Der praktische Maschinenbauer […] , Quedlinburg: Gottfried Baſſe, page 328:
   • The A-Fipa weaver makes countershed and shed and then two picks, then countershed and shed and two picks again[…] 1918, H. Roth Ling, “Studies in Primitive Looms”, in The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute […] , volume 48, number 2, Royal Anthropological Institute, page 151:
   • By placing the sword edgewise, the weaver keeps the countershed open, in order to shoot through the shuttle. 2013 November 11, Claus-Dieter Brauns, “Food and Clothing”, in Mru: Hill People on the Border of Bangladesh, Basel: Birkhäuser, page 131:

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