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Definitions for: Loom
[n] a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
[v] appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"
[v] come into view indistinctly, often threateningly; "Another air plane loomed into the sky"
[v] hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
Webster (1913) Definition: Loom, n. (Zo["o]l.)
See Loon, the bird.
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.
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.
Loom, n.
The state of looming; esp., an unnatural and indistinct
appearance of elevation or enlargement of anything, as of
land or of a ship, seen by one at sea.
Synonyms: brood, bulk large, hover, hulk, predominate, tower
See Also: appear, carpet loom, figure loom, figured-fabric loom, handloom, hang, Jacquard loom, lift, look, power loom, rear, rise, seem, textile machine
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