loom
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3.9
- noun
- /luːm/
:
telar
- At the craft fair, she demonstrated how to use a loom to weave colorful fabrics.
- treadle loom
- loom for weaving
- loom weavers
And he, I start, the first thing I got was a little loom, a little potholder loom like every kid gets.
- And he, I start, the first thing I got was a little loom, a little potholder loom like every kid gets.
- And even on very simple looms, people have made amazingly complicated patterns.
- Hey guys, this is Austin and this is the Lightro loom.
Examples
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In I walk, and there she is at her loom, winsome as ever.
Fiction book (1995) -
Mama is busy with her loom.
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Taking up one end of the room was a huge loom upon which a carpet was taking shape.
Fiction book (1993) -
And even on very simple looms, people have made amazingly complicated patterns.
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By the 1830s, nearly half the hand-looms in Leeds were directly employed by the dozen largest mill owners.
Academic text (1993) -
Three others sat behind large looms, meticulously weaving the wool threads into intricate patterns.
Fiction book (1995) -
The old loom in the corner of the workshop was used to create beautiful tapestries.
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My grandmother taught me how to operate the loom to make scarves from soft yarn.
Synonyms
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5.1
A machine that weaves cloth using power instead of hands
A machine for weaving cloth that makes complex patterns automatically
A loom that controls each thread to weave complex patterns into cloth
A machine that weaves cloth with decorative patterns
A machine that weaves cloth with patterns or pictures
A machine for weaving carpets and rugs
A simple frame for weaving cloth by hand
A hand frame for weaving tapestry with the long threads set horizontally
A hand tool for weaving where the threads hang up and down to make pictures or designs on cloth
Compounds
- Specialized
A hand frame for weaving tapestry with the long threads set horizontally
- Specialized
A hand tool for weaving where the threads hang up and down to make pictures or designs on cloth
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Loom for the weaving machine comes from an old English word for a tool used to make cloth, so a loom is literally the device where threads are woven into fabric.