Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - loom
Loom
loom
1. n. an apparatus for weaving yarn or thread into fabric. Etymology: ME lome f. OE geloma tool 2. v. & n. --v.intr. (often foll. by up) 1 come into sight dimly, esp. as a vague and often magnified or threatening shape. 2 (of an event or prospect) be ominously close. --n. a vague often exaggerated first appearance of land at sea etc. Etymology: prob. f. LG or Du.: cf. E Fris. lomen move slowly, MHG l{uuml}emen be weary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English lome tool, ~, from Old English gelōma tool; akin to Middle Dutch allame tool Date: 15th century a frame or machine for interlacing at right angles two or more sets of threads or yarns to form a cloth, II. intransitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1541 to come into sight in enlarged or distorted and indistinct form often as a result of atmospheric conditions, 2. to appear in an impressively great or exaggerated form , to take shape as an impending occurrence, III. noun Date: 1836 the indistinct and exaggerated appearance of something seen on the horizon or through fog or darkness ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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