Weaving. [Cf. G. garnbaum.] The roller on which the yarn is wound.
1598. Florio, Subbio,… the roule whereon the weauer rouleth vp his web or worke, called a yarne-beame.
1797. Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3), XVIII. 835/2. The cane-roll or yarn-beam, on which the warp is rolled when put into the loom.
1844. G. Dodd, Textile Manuf., i. 40. The yarn-beam is capable of revolving on its axis.
Hence Yarn-beaming a.
1875. Knight, Dict. Mech., Yarn-beaming Machine, a machine for winding the warp yarn on to the beam.
