countershed

English

Alternative forms

counter-shed

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkaʊntəˌʃɛd/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkaʊntɚˌʃɛd/

Noun

countershed (plural countersheds)

(weaving) A shed (area between warp yarns) with different yarns from a previous one. [from 19th c.]
- 1842, Andreas Valentin Demme, “53. Verbeſſerte Webemaſchinen”, in Der praktische Maschinenbauer […] ‎, Quedlinburg: Gottfried Baſſe, page 328:
  ww ſind die beiden gekrümmten Urme oder Pedale, welche die Gegenöffnung (countershed tappets) bewirken […]
- 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:
  The A-Fipa weaver makes countershed and shed and then two picks, then countershed and shed and two picks again […]
- 2013 November 11, Claus-Dieter Brauns, “Food and Clothing”, in Mru: Hill People on the Border of Bangladesh‎, Basel: Birkhäuser, page 131:
  By placing the sword edgewise, the weaver keeps the countershed open, in order to shoot through the shuttle.

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