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LOOM

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Originally appearing in Volume V16, Page 989 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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LOOM  , a

machine for
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weaving fabrics by in,ersecting the
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longitudinal threads, the " warp," i.e . " thpt which is thrown across " (O.E. wearp, from weor pan, to throw, cf . Ger. werfen) with the transverse threads, the " weft," i.e . " that which is
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woven " (O.E. wefta, from wefan, to weave, cf . Ger. weben) . The O.E. geloma and M.E. lome meant an implement or tool of any kind . In the sense of
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property, furniture, &c., it appears in
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heirloom (q.v.) . The earliest example with its specific meaning quoted by the New
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English
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Dictionary is from the Nottingham Records of 1404 (see WEAVING) . " Loom " in the sense of " to appear indistinctly," to come into view in an exaggerated indistinct shape, must be distinguished from the above word . This appears to have been a sailor's
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term for the indistinct or exaggerated appearance of
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land, a vessel or other
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object through haze or darkness at sea . It is of obscure origin, but has been connected through the O .

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