Defn: One of the sets of parallel doubled threads which, with mounting, compose the harness employed to guide the warp threads to the lathe or batten in a loom.
HEDDLE
Hed"dle, v. t.
Defn: To draw (the warp thread) through the heddle-eyes, in weaving.
HEDDLE-EYE
Hed"dle-eye`, n. (Weaving)
Defn: The eye or loop formed in each heddle to receive a warp thread.
HEDDLING
Hed"dling, vb. n.
Defn: The act of drawing the warp threads through the heddle-eyes of a weaver's harness; the harness itself. Knight.
HEDERACEOUS
Hed`er*a"ceous, a. Etym: [L. hederaceus, fr. hedera ivy.]
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, ivy.
HEDERAL
Hed"er*al, a.