1. French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834) (synonym) Jacquard, Joseph M. Jacquard (hypernym) inventor, discoverer, artificer * < person> /zhoh-zef' mah-ree' zhah-kar'/ (1752-07-07 to 1834-08-07) The inventor of the Jacquard loom. (1998-10-19)