8-Letter Words Containing: R,Q,A

• a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom

• French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)

• a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics

• medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings

• the dishonesty of a charlatan

• The four aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens, in the game of piquet, any of these counting as fourteen points.

• a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining

• the loudspeaker on an intercom or public address system

• a person who drinks heartily