Sentence:  Therefore, in weaving certain fabrics, such, for example, as counterpanes, quiltings, and Jacquard Brussels carpets, the <WSD>mounture</WSD> was placed at a considerable distance back of the batten; and a poll shaft or leaf of heddles employed to raise the warps connected with the Jacquard harness for the passage of the shuttle, whilst the Jacquard harness remained at rest. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The part of a loom that holds the harnesses.