Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Loom
loom, n. [ME < OE 'utensil, implement'.]
- Tool; instrument for doing work; [metonymy] daily labor; earthly endeavors; mortal life.
- Weaving frame; wooden rack; stand that weavers use to interlace threads of various colors; [fig.] network of branches.
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