reed
→
reed (in loom)
2 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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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Meaning 2 | weaver's comb-like implement (originally made from reed or cane) for separating the threads of the warp and correctly positioning the weft | |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 | ||
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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 | |
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