handloom
/ˈhændluːm/noun
उच्चारण हैन्ड्लूम
हथकरघा
Core word
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[C]
a machine for weaving cloth that is worked by hand rather than by electricity
हथकरघा
- Weavers in the village still work on wooden handlooms.
- She wears sarees woven on a handloom in Varanasi.
- Her grandfather repaired handlooms for a living.
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- Several handlooms were running in the weavers' workshop.
- The fair displayed handlooms from many states.
Synonyms loom
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[U]
cloth made on a handloom
हथकरघा वस्त्र, हैंडलूम
- Radhika wore a beautiful handloom saree to the function.
- The government encourages people to buy handloom.
- Handloom is cooler than synthetic cloth in summer.
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- The shop sells pure handloom cotton at fair prices.
- We bought two metres of handloom for curtains.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
handloom (countable and uncountable)
Handloom is a countable noun when it means the machine and uncountable when it means the cloth or the industry.
जब यह मशीन के लिए हो तो 'handloom' countable है, और कपड़े या उद्योग के अर्थ में uncountable।
- There are two handlooms in the courtyard.
- Handloom is cooler than synthetic cloth in summer.
handloom + noun
Handloom works as a modifier: handloom sari, handloom industry, handloom weaver, handloom cluster.
Handloom modifier की तरह काम करता है: handloom sari, handloom industry, handloom weaver, handloom cluster।
- She wore a handloom sari from Odisha.
- The handloom industry employs many rural women.
on a handloom / in handloom
Use on for the machine (woven on a handloom) and in for the material (dressed in handloom).
मशीन के लिए 'on' (handloom पर बुना) और कपड़े के लिए 'in' (handloom पहने हुए) आता है।
- The cloth was woven on a traditional handloom.
- Many officers now come to work dressed in handloom.
National Handloom Day
Capitalise this when it names the day, 7 August, set aside to honour weavers and the craft.
जब यह 7 अगस्त के उस दिन का नाम हो जो बुनकरों और इस कला के सम्मान में मनाया जाता है, तब इसे capital letters में लिखा जाता है।
- Schools organised an exhibition on National Handloom Day.
+Collocations 5
adjective + handloom
traditionalpurecottonsilkwooden
- She prefers pure cotton handloom for the summer.
handloom + noun
weaversarisectorcooperativefabric
- The handloom cooperative sells directly to city shops.
verb + handloom
weave onpromotebuysupportrevive
- The campaign tried to revive the dying handloom trade.
state / town + handloom
BanarasiKanchipuramChanderiPochampallyMaheshwari
- Chanderi handloom is famous for its light, shiny texture.
handloom + noun (industry words)
exportmarkclusterparkscheme
- The Handloom Mark assures buyers that the cloth is genuine.
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- My grandmother still weaves shawls on an old wooden handloom.
मेरी दादी आज भी एक पुराने लकड़ी के handloom पर शॉल बुनती हैं।
- The government has launched a scheme to protect handloom weavers.
सरकार ने handloom बुनकरों की रक्षा के लिए एक योजना शुरू की है।
- Handloom products are exported to many countries.
Handloom उत्पाद कई देशों को निर्यात किए जाते हैं।
- The cost of handloom cloth is higher because it is made slowly by hand.
Handloom का कपड़ा इसलिए महँगा होता है क्योंकि वह हाथ से धीरे-धीरे बनता है।
- Radhika chose a handloom dupatta for the wedding.
राधिका ने विवाह के लिए handloom की एक दुपट्टा चुनी।
- The state government organises a handloom expo every winter to help weavers sell directly.
राज्य सरकार हर सर्दी में handloom प्रदर्शनी आयोजित करती है ताकि बुनकर सीधे बेच सकें।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He works in a handloom since 1995.
✓ He has worked on a handloom since 1995.
A person works on a loom, and since needs the present perfect.
व्यक्ति loom 'पर' काम करता है, और 'since' के साथ present perfect आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
✓In the exam
General knowledge
National Handloom Day is observed in India on 7 August, the date on which the Swadeshi Movement was launched in 1905.
भारत में राष्ट्रीय हथकरघा दिवस 7 अगस्त को मनाया जाता है, क्योंकि 1905 में इसी दिन स्वदेशी आंदोलन शुरू हुआ था।