loom
noun
[ luːm ]
• an apparatus for making fabric by weaving yarn or thread.
Origin:
Old English gelōma ‘tool’, shortened to lome in Middle English.
loom
verb
• appear as a vague form, especially one that is large or threatening.
• "vehicles loomed out of the darkness"
Similar:
emerge,
appear,
become visible,
come into view,
take shape,
materialize,
reveal itself,
appear indistinctly,
come to light,
take on a threatening shape,
loom
noun
• a vague and often exaggerated first appearance of an object seen in darkness or fog, especially at sea.
• "the loom of the land"
Origin:
mid 16th century: probably from Low German or Dutch; compare with East Frisian lōmen ‘move slowly’, Middle High German lüemen ‘be weary’.
