Assertion: power loom | /r/CapableOf | become economical to run
Facets:
value: for simple calicos
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Thus, for simple calicos, the power loom became more economical to run than the hand loom – with complex patterning that used a dobby or Jacquard head, jobs were still put out to handloom weavers until the 1870s.
text: Thus, for simple calicos, the power loom became more economical to run than the hand loom – with complex patterning that used a dobby or Jacquard head, jobs were still put out to handloom weavers until the 1870s.