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shuttle (weaving instrument)
1 realization
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ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Type | Semantic evolution | |
Language 1 | Old English | |
Language 2 | English | |
Lexeme 1 | sċytel, sċutel | |
Lexeme 2 | shuttle | |
Meaning 1 | dart, arrow | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | shuttle | |
Reference | Harper's Etymonline | |
Comment | The name for a loom weaving instrument, recorded from 1338, is from a sense of being "shot" across the threads. |