LOOM

Loom

A loom is a device used to weave cloth. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. The precise shape of the loom and its mechanics may vary, but the basic function is the same.

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loom

Noun

  1. A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
  2. 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.
  3. That part of an oar which is near the grip or handle and inboard from the rowlock

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. loon (bird of order Gaviformes)

Verb

  1. to impend; to threaten or hang over.
    The clouds loomed over the mountains.
  2. To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in a moral sense.


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