loom

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A loom.
See also lõõm, and lom

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[edit] Etymology 1

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

[edit] Noun

Singular
loom

Plural
looms

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

Singular
loom

Plural
looms

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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Infinitive
to loom

Third person singular
looms

Simple past
loomed

Past participle
loomed

Present participle
looming

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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[edit] Adjective

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

  1. lazy

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loom

  1. lazily

[edit] Estonian

[edit] Noun

loom

  1. animal