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Etymology

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From counter- +‎ shed (gap between threads).

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Noun

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countershed (plural countersheds)

  1. (weaving) A shed (area between warp yarns) with different yarns from a previous one. [from 19th c.]
    • 1842, Andreas Valentin Demme, “53. Verbeſſerte Webemaſchinen”, in Der praktische Maschinenbauer [] [1], 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 [] [2], 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[3], Basel: Birkhäuser, page 131:
      By placing the sword edgewise, the weaver keeps the countershed open, in order to shoot through the shuttle.