(weaving-)loom

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• Loom (video game) — LOOM redirects here. For the theatre company, see Light Opera of Manhattan. For the AI language, see LOOM (ontology). Loom Cover art Developer(s) …   Wikipedia

• loom — loom1 [lo͞om] n. [ME lome < OE (ge)loma, tool, utensil] 1. a machine for weaving thread or yarn into cloth 2. the art of weaving: usually with the 3. [ON hlumr] the part of an oar or paddle between the handle and the blade vt. to weave on a… …   English World dictionary

• Weaving, weavers —    Weaving was an art practised in very early times (Ex. 35:35). The Egyptians were specially skilled in it (Isa. 19:9; Ezek. 27:7), and some have regarded them as its inventors.    In the wilderness, the Hebrews practised it (Ex. 26:1, 8; 28:4,… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• loom — Ⅰ. loom [1] ► NOUN ▪ an apparatus for making fabric by weaving yarn or thread. ORIGIN Old English, «tool». Ⅱ. loom [2] ► VERB 1) appear as a vague form, especially one that is threatening …   English terms dictionary

• Weaving — Weav ing, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, weaves; the act or art of forming cloth in a loom by the union or intertexture of threads. [1913 Webster] 2. (Far.) An incessant motion of a horse s head, neck, and body, from side to side,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Weaving — Weaver (occupation) redirects here. This article is about textile weaving. For other uses, see Weaving (disambiguation). Warp and weft in plain weaving Weaving is a method of fabric production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are… …   Wikipedia

• Loom — For other uses, see Loom (disambiguation). Draper power loom in Lowell, Massachusetts …   Wikipedia

• Weaving (mythology) — The theme of weaving in mythology is ancient, and its lost mythic lore probably accompanied the early spread of this art. Westward of Central Asia and the Iranian plateau, weaving is a mystery within woman s sphere, and where men have become the… …   Wikipedia

• loom — loom1 /loohm/, n. 1. a hand operated or power driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc. 2. the art or the process of weaving. 3. the part of an oar between the blade and the handle. v.t. 4. to …   Universalium

• weaving — Production of fabric by interlacing two sets of yarns so that they cross each other, normally at right angles, usually accomplished with a hand or power operated loom. In weaving, lengthwise yarns are called warp and crosswise yarns are called… …   Universalium

• rapier loom — ▪ weaving       a shuttleless weaving loom in which the filling yarn is carried through the shed of warp yarns to the other side of the loom by fingerlike carriers called rapiers. One type has a single long rapier that reaches across the loom s… …   Universalium