heddle /ˈhɛdəl/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •A component in a loom, being one of a number of similar components, through the eye of each of which a distinct strand of the warp is threaded.The heddles and heddle frames, Fig. 3, and the reed may be purchased from dealers in craftwork supplies. — 1948 •One of the sets of parallel doubled threads which, with mounting, compose the harness employed to guide the warp threads to the lathe or batten in a loom. verb1 •To thread each strand of the warp through the eye of a heddle.After each frame has been heddled, stand upright within easy reach until the full set has been completed. — 1947 formsheddled · heddling · heddles
