loom
loohm
- n a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
- v come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
Another air plane loomed into the sky - v appear very large or occupy a commanding position
Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall - v hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
- v weave on a loom
materials loomed in Egypt
- But Saint-Leger says the pressure and intimidation evoked by the Muslim women who come to him for help as their traditional weddings loom frequently threaten their physical and .
- That a showdown would loom in Hong Kong's once rubber-stamp Legco is as surprising to Hong Kongers as it is alarming to Beijing, but late Sunday night turned into high noon as .
- A mob of Lancashire weavers rioted in 1791 and burned to the ground a cotton mill newly set up by Edmund Cartwright, inventor of the power loom.