Definition of loom

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Loom (n.) 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..

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Erythrite :: Erythrite (n.) A colorless crystalline substance, C4H6.(OH)4, of a sweet, cooling taste, extracted from certain lichens, and obtained by the decomposition of erythrin; -- called also erythrol, erythroglucin, erythromannite, pseudorcin, cobalt bloom, and under the name phycite obtained from the alga Protococcus vulgaris. It is a tetrabasic alcohol, corresponding to glycol and glycerin..
Verbenaceous :: Verbenaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order (Verbenaceae) of gamopetalous plants of which Verbena is the type. The order includes also the black and white mangroves, and many plants noted for medicinal use or for beauty of bloom..
Crocus :: Crocus (n.) A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. C. vernus is one of the earliest of spring-blooming flowers; C. sativus produces the saffron, and blossoms in the autumn..
Dreariness :: Dreariness (n.) Dismalness; gloomy solitude.
Acherontic :: Acherontic (a.) Of or pertaining to Acheron; infernal; hence, dismal, gloomy; moribund..
Warp :: Warp (v.) The threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and crossed by the woof..
Shadow :: Shadow (n.) To cloud; to darken; to cast a gloom over.
Pruinose :: Pruinose (a.) Frosty; covered with fine scales, hairs, dust, bloom, or the like, so as to give the appearance of frost..
Erebus :: Erebus (n.) A place of nether darkness, being the gloomy space through which the souls passed to Hades. See Milton's Paradise Lost, Book II., line 883..
Sullen :: Sullen (a.) Gloomy; dismal; foreboding.
Bloomingness :: Bloomingness (n.) A blooming condition.
Blowth :: Blowth (n.) A blossoming; a bloom.
Midnight :: Midnight (a.) Being in, or characteristic of, the middle of the night; as, midnight studies; midnight gloom..
Engloom :: Engloom (v. t.) To make gloomy.
Oar :: Oar (n) An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle at one end and a broad blade at the other. The part which rests in the rowlock is called the loom..
Lathe :: Lathe (n.) The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; -- called also lay and batten..
Melancholic :: Melancholic (n.) One affected with a gloomy state of mind.
Principal :: Principal (n.) A heirloom; a mortuary.
Darkling :: Darkling (p. pr. & a.) Becoming dark or gloomy; frowing.
Swordbill :: Sword (n.) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.
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