loom
A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
Other meanings
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.
The part of an oar which is between the grip or handle and the blade; the shaft.
A kind of
- textile machine
Kinds of loom
- carpet loom
- figure loom
- power loom
Word history
From Middle English "lome".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “loom” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.