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Stevengraph

[ stee-vuhn-graf, -grahf ]

noun

  1. a small picture woven in colored silk thread: introduced in 1879 and mass-produced on a Jacquard-type loom.


Stevengraph

/ ˈstiːvənˌɡrɑːf /

noun

  1. a picture, usually small, woven in silk
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Stevengraph1

After Thomas Stevens (1828–88), English silk-weaver, who developed a mechanical technique to produce the pictures; -graph
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Stevengraph1

named after Thomas Stevens (1828–88), English weaver
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Example Sentences

A past president of the Stevengraph Collectors Association, Mr. Adams bought an improbable assortment of famous faces on fabric, including those of Captain Cook, Queen Victoria, Garibaldi and Karl Marx.

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