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Meaning of Loom | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

luːm

Definitions

A distorted appearance of something as seen indistinctly or from afar.
intransitive
A utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general.
loon (bird of order Gaviiformes)
dated
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.
The part of an oar which is between the grip or handle and the blade; the shaft.

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العربية المنوال حف منسج نول

Azərbaycanca başının üstünü almaq

བོད་སྐད འཐག་ཁྲི

Bosanski kalu razboj stan разбој стан

Català teler

Čeština hrozit stav tkací stroj tkalcovský stav

Cymraeg ffrâm wau gwŷdd

Dansk væv

Deutsch Artikel dräuen drohen Schaft Utensil Webstuhl Werkzeug

Ελληνικά αργαλειός διαγράφομαι διαφαίνομαι ιστός ξεπροβάλλω

Esperanto ilo ŝvebi

Español artículo avecinarse caña cernerse herramienta manifestarse mascarse surgir tejedora telar tricotosa utensilio

Suomi häämöttää kalu kangaspuut kuvastua pelsimet siintää varsi

Français loom menacer métier à tisser surplomber

Gaeilge seol taibhsigh

Gàidhlig beart-chlò

Galego tear

עברית נול

हिन्दी करघा

Hrvatski kalu razboj stan разбој стан

Magyar eszköz nyomaszt szerszám szövőszék

Հայերեն ջուլհակահաստոց

Bahasa Indonesia alat tenun gun

Íslenska vefstóll

Italiano incombere sovrastare telaio

日本語機織機道具

ქართული საქსოვი დაზგა

ខ្មែរ កី

한국어 베틀 직기

Kurdî alet artîkel cana telar telêr

ລາວ ກີ່ ຫຼາ

Македонски разбој

Malti newl

မြန်မာဘာသာ ရက်ကန်းစင်

Nederlands dreigen opdoemen weefgetouw

Polski krosno

Português tear

Română coadă gherghef război de țesut ustensilă

Русский кросна нависать нависнуть ткацкий станок черено́к

Shqip avlëmend tezgjah vegjë

Српски kalu razboj stan разбој стан

Svenska hota vävstol

தமிழ் தறி

తెలుగు మగ్గము

ไทย กี่ หูก

Türkçe alet araç dokuma tezgâhı

اردو کار گاہ

Tiếng Việt khung cửi

Yorùbá ofi

Examples

“heirloom, workloom”

“January 8, 1751, Samuel Johnson, "The Mischiefs of Total Idleness" in The Rambler Hector, when he sees Andromache overwhelmed with terror, sends her for consolation to the loom and the distaff.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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