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loom (lo̵̅o̅m)

noun

  1. a machine for weaving thread or yarn into cloth
  2. the art of weaving: usually with the

  3. Etymology: ON hlumr

    the part of an oar or paddle between the handle and the blade

Etymology: ME lome < OE (ge)loma, tool, utensil

transitive verb

to weave on a loom
loom2 definition

loom (lo̵̅o̅m)

intransitive verb

to appear, take shape, or come in sight indistinctly as through a mist, esp. in a large, portentous, or threatening form: often with up[the peak loomed up before us]: also used figuratively [the specter of war loomed ahead]

Etymology: earlier lome, loam < ?

noun

a looming appearance, as of a ship in the fog
loom3 definition

loom (lo̵̅o̅m)

noun

Brit., Dialectal loon
LOOM definition

LOOM

Loyal Order of Moose

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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