argaç

Meaning

woof, weft, the set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp

Concepts

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آرغاج (argac, “woof, weft”), from Old Anatolian Turkish آرغچ (arġaç), from Proto-Turkic *arkag (“woof, weft”), a development of *ar- (“to woof”). Cognate with Azerbaijani arğac and Kazakh арқау (arqau).

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