4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jacquard \Jac*quard"\, a.
Pertaining to, or invented by, Jacquard, a French
mechanician, who died in 1834.
{Jacquard apparatus} or {arrangement}, a device applied to
looms for weaving figured goods, consisting of mechanism
controlled by a chain of variously perforated cards, which
cause the warp threads to be lifted in the proper
succession for producing the required figure.
{Jacquard card}, one of the perforated cards of a Jacquard
apparatus.
{Jackquard loom}, a loom with Jacquard apparatus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arrangement \Ar*range"ment\, n. [Cf. F. arrangement.]
1. The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition;
the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition
in suitable form.
2. The manner or result of arranging; system of parts
disposed in due order; regular and systematic
classification; as, arrangement of one's dress; the
Linn[ae]an arrangement of plants.
3. Preparatory proceeding or measure; preparation; as, we
have made arrangement for receiving company.
4. Settlement; adjustment by agreement; as, the parties have
made an arrangement between themselves concerning their
disputes; a satisfactory arrangement.
5. (Mus.)
(a) The adaptation of a composition to voices or
instruments for which it was not originally written.
(b) A piece so adapted; a transcription; as, a pianoforte
arrangement of Beethoven's symphonies; an orchestral
arrangement of a song, an opera, or the like.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
arrangement
n 1: the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to
meet in Chicago" [syn: {agreement}]
2: an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a
unit; the result of arranging; "a flower arrangement"
3: an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he
changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were
familiar but it was in the organization of them that he
was original"; "he tried to understand their system of
classification" [syn: {organization}, {organisation}, {system}]
4: the spatial property of the way in which something is
placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement
of the chairs" [syn: {placement}]
5: a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a
particular set of voices or instruments [syn: {musical
arrangement}]
6: the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music [syn: {arranging},
{transcription}]
From eng-fra [engfra]:
arrangement
[əreindʒmənt]
construction, disposition