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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Loom \Loom\ (l[=oo]m), noun (Zool.) See {Loon}, the bird.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Loom \Loom\ (l[=oo]m), noun [OE. lome, AS. gel[=o]ma utensil, implement.]
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.
Hector, when he sees Andromache overwhelmed with terror, sends her for consolation to the loom and the distaff. --Rambler.
2. (Naut.) That part of an oar which is near the grip or handle and inboard from the rowlock. --Totten.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Loom \Loom\, noun The state of looming; esp., an unnatural and indistinct appearance of elevation or enlargement of anything, as of land or of a ship, seen by one at sea.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Loom \Loom\ (l[=oo]m), verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Loomed} (l[=oo]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Looming}.] [OE. lumen to shine, Icel. ljoma; akin to AS. le['i]ma light, and E. light; or cf. OF. lumer to shine, L. luminare to illumine, lumen light; akin to E. light. [root]122. See {Light} not dark.]
1. To appear above the surface either of sea or land, or to appear enlarged, or distorted and indistinct, as a distant object, a ship at sea, or a mountain, esp. from atmospheric influences; as, the ship looms large; the land looms high.
Awful she looms, the terror of the main. --H. J. Pye.
2. To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in a moral sense.
On no occasion does he [Paul] loom so high, and shine so gloriously, as in the context. --J. M. Mason.
3. To become imminent; to impend. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noun
1: a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
verb
1: come into view indistinctly, often threateningly; "Another air plane loomed into the sky"
2: appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall" [syn: {loom}, {tower}, {predominate}, {hulk}]
3: hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" [syn: {brood}, {hover}, {loom}, {bulk large}]
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