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English
Etymology
From counter- + shed (“gap between threads”).
Pronunciation
Noun
countershed (plural countersheds)
- (weaving) A shed (area between warp yarns) with different yarns from a previous one.
1842, Andreas Valentin Demme, “53. Verbeſſerte Webemaſchinen”, in Der praktische Maschinenbauer , Quedlinburg: Gottfried Baſſe, page 328:ww ſind die beiden gekrümmten Urme oder Pedale, welche die Gegenöffnung (countershed tappets) bewirken […]
1918, H. Roth Ling, “Studies in Primitive Looms”, in The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute , volume 48, number 2, Royal Anthropological Institute, page 151:The A-Fipa weaver makes countershed and shed and then two picks, then countershed and shed and two picks again […]
2013 November 11, Claus-Dieter Brauns, “Food and Clothing”, in Mru: Hill People on the Border of Bangladesh, Basel: Birkhäuser, page 131:By placing the sword edgewise, the weaver keeps the countershed open, in order to shoot through the shuttle.