looms

Noun (1)

loom (plural looms)

1. A utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general.
   • heirloom, workloom
2. 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.
   • 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.
3. The part of an oar which is between the grip or handle and the blade; the shaft.

Noun (2)

loom (plural looms)

1. (dated) loon (bird of order Gaviiformes)

Noun (3)

loom (plural looms)

1. (intransitive) A distorted appearance of something as seen indistinctly or from afar.

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