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Definition of 'loom'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) lome, from (etyl) . See (l).
Noun
( en-noun)
A utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general.
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A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.
* Rambler
- Hector, when he sees Andromache overwhelmed with terror, sends her for consolation to the loom and the distaff.
That part of an oar which is near the grip or handle and inboard from the rowlock
Derived terms
* hand loom
* power loom
Etymology 2
Noun
( en-noun)
(dated) loon (bird of order Gaviformes )
Etymology 3
From (etyl)
Verb
( en-verb)
to impend; to threaten or hang over.
- The clouds loomed over the mountains.
* {{quote-news
|year=2011
|date=August 7
|author=Chris Bevan
|title=Man City 2 - 3 Man Utd
|work=BBC Sport
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|passage=With no extra-time to be played and penalties looming , the Portuguese winger pounced on some hesitant City defending to run on to a Wayne Rooney clearance, round Joe Hart and slot home.}}
To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in a moral sense.
* J. M. Mason
- On no occasion does he [Paul] loom so high, and shine so gloriously, as in the context.
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