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Aug 30, 2025 · heald (third-person singular simple present healds, present participle healding, simple past and past participle healded) Alternative form of hield.

heald, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

There are a few different meanings for the word "heald": 1. In weaving, a heald refers to a device used to raise and lower warp threads in order to create patterns or designs in the fabric.

Define Heald. Heald synonyms, Heald pronunciation, Heald translation, English dictionary definition of Heald. n. 1. A heddle. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 …

origin of heald Old English hefel, hefeld ‘the warp and weft’, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘raise’. The current sense dates from the mid 18th century

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