reed
→
reed (in loom)
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | reed | |
| meaning 1 | a tall, slender-leaved plant of the grass family, which grows in water or on marshy ground | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | weaver's comb-like implement (originally made from reed or cane) for separating the threads of the warp and correctly positioning the weft | |
| reference | ODE | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Latin | |
| lexeme | arundo (harundo) | |
| meaning 1 | reed, cane (taller than canna) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | comb made of reed, which brought the threads of the web into their place | |
| reference | Lewis, Short | |
| comment | ||