Loom

Definitions

1. A distorted appearance of something as seen indistinctly or from afar.
   intransitive
2. A utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general.
3. loon (bird of order Gaviiformes)
   dated
4. 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.
5. The part of an oar which is between the grip or handle and the blade; the shaft.

Equivalents

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.”

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