noun
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.
verb (used with object)
4.
to weave (something) on a loom.
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verb (used without object)
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.
noun
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; origin uncertain
1585–95; origin uncertain
Synonyms
2. rear, tower.
2. rear, tower.
Origin:
1670–80; < Old Norse lōmr
1670–80; < Old Norse lōmr
L.O.O.M.
Loyal Order of Moose.
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loom1 (luːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an apparatus, worked by hand (hand loom) or mechanically (power loom), for weaving yarn into a textile |
| 2. | the middle portion of an oar, which acts as a fulcrum swivelling in the rowlock |
| [C13 (meaning any kind of tool): variant of Old English gelōma tool; compare | |
| loom2 (luːm) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to come into view indistinctly with an enlarged and often threatening aspect |
| 2. | (of an event) to seem ominously close |
| 3. | ( |
| —n | |
| 4. | a rising appearance, as of something far away |
| [C16: perhaps from East Frisian lomen to move slowly] | |
| loom3 (luːm) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | another name for diver |
| 2. | any of various other birds, esp the guillemot |
| [C17: from Old Norse lomr] | |
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Word Origin & History
loom
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.
loom
1540s, perhaps from a Scandinavian 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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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| LOOM Loyal Order of Moose |
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Example sentences
As an outside observer, it sometimes seems that the business school is starting to loom over the economics department.
And the problem of growing long-term unemployment continues to loom large.
In the forge's dust and cinders, in the tissues of the loom.
The shadow of a war and misgivings over the future loom in the minds of many of us.
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