loom

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Verb 1.4.1.1 Translations 1.5 References 2 Dutch 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Adverb 3 Estonian 3.1 Noun

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /luːm/, SAMPA: /lu:m/
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  Rhymes: -uːm

[edit] Etymology 1

Middle English lome < Old English gelōma < ge- (“‘perfective prefix’”) + lōma (“‘utensil, tool’”), of unknown origin, akin to Middle Dutch allame (“‘tool’”)

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loom (plural looms)

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.
2. That part of an oar which is near the grip or handle and inboard from the rowlock.

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[edit] Noun

loom (plural looms)

1. (dated) A loon (bird of order Gaviformes).

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[edit] Etymology 3

From Old Norse ljóma (“‘to shine’”)^[1]

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to loom (third-person singular simple present looms, present participle looming, simple past and past participle loomed)

1. To impend; to threaten or hang over.

   The clouds loomed over the mountains.

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• Notes:

1. ^ loom in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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loom, lome (comparative lomer, lomere; superlative loomst, loomste)

1. lazy

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loom

1. lazily

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loom

1. animal