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Audio Help [loom] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc. |
| 2. | the art or the process of weaving. |
| 3. | the part of an oar between the blade and the handle. |
| 4. | to weave (something) on a loom. |
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Audio Help [loom] Pronunciation Key –verb (used without object)
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| 1. | to appear indistinctly; come into view in indistinct and enlarged form: The mountainous island loomed on the horizon. |
| 2. | to rise before the vision with an appearance of great or portentous size: Suddenly a police officer loomed in front of him. |
| 3. | to assume form as an impending event: A battle looms at the convention. |
| 4. | a looming appearance, as of something seen indistinctly at a distance or through a fog: the loom of a moraine directly in their path. |
[Origin: 1585–95; orig. uncert.]
] —Synonyms 2. rear, tower.
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L.O.O.M.
| Loyal Order of Moose. |
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intr.v. loomed, loom·ing, looms
n. A distorted, threatening appearance of something, as through fog or darkness. [Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.] |
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n. An apparatus for making thread or yarn into cloth by weaving strands together at right angles. tr.v. loomed, loom·ing, looms To weave (a tapestry, for example) on a loom. [Middle English lome, from Old English gelōma, tool : ge-, collective pref.; see yclept + -lōma, tool (as in handlōman, tools).] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
loom (n.)
O.E. geloma "utensil, tool," from ge- perfective prefix + -loma, of unknown origin. Originally "implement or tool of any kind" (cf. heirloom); thus, "the penis" (c.1400-1600). Meaning "a machine in thich yarn or thread is woven into fabric" is from 1404.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
loom (v.)
1542, perhaps from a Scand. source (cf. dial. Swed. loma, E.Fris. lomen "move slowly"), perhaps a variant from the root of lame (adj.); first used of ships.
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| loom | |
noun | |
| 1. | a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile |
verb | |
| 1. | come into view indistinctly, often threateningly; "Another air plane loomed into the sky" |
| 2. | appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall" |
| 3. | hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" [syn: brood] |
| 4. | weave on a loom; "materials loomed in Egypt" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
loom [luːm] noun
a machine in which thread is woven into a fabric
loom [luːm] verb
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(often with up) to appear indistinctly, often threateningly
Example: A huge ship loomed (up) in the fog.
Example: A huge ship loomed (up) in the fog.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Loom
Heir"loom`\, n. [Heir + loom, in its earlier sense of implement, tool. See Loom the frame.] Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law or special custom descends to the heir along with the inheritance; any piece of personal property that has been in a family for several generations. Woe to him whose daring hand profanes The honored heirlooms of his ancestors. --Moir.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Loom
Loom\, n. (Zo["o]l.) See Loon, the bird.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Loom
Loom\, n. [OE. lome, AS. gel?ma utensil, implement.]1. 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. Hector, when he sees Andromache overwhelmed with terror, sends her for consolation to the loom and the distaff. --Rambler. 2. (Naut.) That part of an oar which is near the grip or handle and inboard from the rowlock. --Totten.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Loom
Loom\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loomed; p. pr. & vb. n. Looming.] [OE. lumen to shine, Icel. ljoma; akin to AS. le['o]ma light, and E. light; or cf. OF. lumer to shine, L. luminare to illumine, lumen light; akin to E. light. ? See Light not dark.]1. To appear above the surface either of sea or land, or to appear enlarged, or distorted and indistinct, as a distant object, a ship at sea, or a mountain, esp. from atmospheric influences; as, the ship looms large; the land looms high. Awful she looms, the terror of the main. --H. J. Pye. 2. To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in a moral sense. On no occasion does he [Paul] loom so high, and shine so gloriously, as in the context. --J. M. Mason.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
| LOOM Loyal Order of Moose |
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