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Another word for loom

loom Synonyms

loom

n.

weaver, knitting machine, table loom; see machine 1.

Types of looms include: hand, draw, Jacquard, bar, power, dobby, small ware, double pile, single pile, terry, lappet, horizontal, vertical, Navajo.

loom Synonyms

loom

v.

To appear
come into view, come on the scene, rise; see appear 1.
To appear large or imposing
menace, emerge, overshadow, shadow, bulk, figure, show, tower, hulk, be seen in shadow, issue, emanate, top, overtop, impress, hang over, rise gradually, seem large, seem huge, be coming, be near, be imminent, hover, approach, impend, come forth, break through the clouds; see also threaten 2.

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Another word for loom

verb

To come into view:
appear, emerge, issue, materialize, show. Idioms: make (or put in) an appearance, meet the eye. See see
To be imminent:
brew, hang over, impend, lower¹, menace, overhang, threaten. See near

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He invented the loom for the weaving of wire-cloth.
The first power-loom for cotton manufacture was set up in North Providence in 1817.
His first volume of poems, The Loom of Years, appeared in 1902, and his Collected Poems in 1910.
The demand for cloths which require careful handling and regularity in weaving has helped to develop the supply of ring yarns which will stand the strain of the loom better than mule twists.
None of the sierras or mountains in Uruguay exceeds (or perhaps even attains) a height of 2000 ft.; but, contrasting in their tawny colour with the grassy undulating plains, they loom high and are often picturesque.

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