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countershed

noun
/ˈkaʊntəˌʃɛd/UK/ˈkaʊntɚˌʃɛd/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *skeyt-✻ — “to cut, part, divide, separate”
  2. inherited from *skaiþaną✻
  3. inherited from *skaiþan✻
  4. inherited from scēadan
  5. inherited from scheden
  6. formed as countershed — “counter- + shed”

Definitions

  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[…]
    • The A-Fipa weaver makes countershed and shed and then two picks, then countershed and shed and two picks again[…]
    • By placing the sword edgewise, the weaver keeps the countershed open, in order to shoot through the shuttle.

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