Definition of loom

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Loom (n.) 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..

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Card :: Card (n.) A perforated pasteboard or sheet-metal plate for warp threads, making part of the Jacquard apparatus of a loom. See Jacquard..
Blowth :: Blowth (n.) A blossoming; a bloom.
Cloud :: Cloud (v. t.) To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen..
Powdery :: Powdery (a.) Sprinkled or covered with powder; dusty; as, the powdery bloom on plums..
Hypochondriasis :: Hypochondriasis (n.) A mental disorder in which melancholy and gloomy views torment the affected person, particularly concerning his own health..
Bobbin :: Bobbin (n.) A spool or reel of various material and construction, with a head at one or both ends, and sometimes with a hole bored through its length by which it may be placed on a spindle or pivot. It is used to hold yarn or thread, as in spinning or warping machines, looms, sewing machines, etc..
Let-off :: Let-off (n.) A device for letting off, releasing, or giving forth, as the warp from the cylinder of a loom..
Look :: Look (n.) Hence; Appearance; aspect; as, the house has a gloomy look; the affair has a bad look..
Bloomery :: Bloomery (n.) A furnace and forge in which wrought iron in the form of blooms is made directly from the ore, or (more rarely) from cast iron..
Dismally :: Dismally (adv.) In a dismal manner; gloomily; sorrowfully; uncomfortably.
Bloomingness :: Bloomingness (n.) A blooming condition.
Murky :: Murky (superl.) Dark; obscure; gloomy.
Heavy :: Heavy (superl.) Dark with clouds, or ready to rain; gloomy; -- said of the sky..
Dull-browed :: Dull-browed (a.) Having a gloomy look.
Loom :: Loom (n.) 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..
Separator :: Separator (n.) An instrument used for spreading apart the threads of the warp in the loom, etc..
Canker Bloom :: Canker bloom () The bloom or blossom of the wild rose or dog-rose.
Full-bloomed :: Full-bloomed (a.) Like a perfect blossom.
Loom-gale :: Loom-gale (n.) A gentle gale of wind.
Pick :: Pick (n.) The blow which drives the shuttle, -- the rate of speed of a loom being reckoned as so many picks per minute; hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a weft thread; as, so many picks to an inch..
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