Definition for Loom

loom, n. [ME < OE 'utensil, implement'.]

  1. Tool; instrument for doing work; [metonymy] daily labor; earthly endeavors; mortal life.
  2. Weaving frame; wooden rack; stand that weavers use to interlace threads of various colors; [fig.] network of branches.

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