A type of heddle, either premade or makeshift, used when a thread is skipped or breaks, or to replace a broken heddle.

plural of repair heddle

Decorated with ivy; covered by ivy.

(chemistry, obsolete) Any salt of hederic acid, an organic compound first extracted from ivy seeds, now called hederagenin.

ivy-shaped

(historical, Ireland) A rudimentary school in 18th- and 19th-century Ireland, held outdoors or in a house or barn.

Sisymbrium officinale, a brassicaceous plant with edible leaves and seeds.

plural of hederate

plural of hedge sermon

(Christianity, historical) An open-air religious service held by Calvinists in the Low Countries during the Reformation, typically in rural areas beyond the reach of civic authorities.