L.O.O.M.

Loyal Order of Moose.

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loom¹ «loom», noun, verb.

–n.

1. a frame or machine for weaving yarn or thread into cloth by interlacing the warp and the woof threads: »

Weave no more silks, ye Lyons looms (Julia Ward Howe).

2. the art, process, or business of weaving: »

a splendid silk of foreign loom (Tennyson).

3. the part of an oar between the blade and the handle or the part between the oarlock and the hand.

–v.t.

to weave on a loom.

╂[Middle English lome, Old English gelōma implement]

loom² «loom», verb, noun.

–v.i.

to appear dimly or vaguely; appear as large and dangerous: »

A large iceberg loomed through the thick, gray fog. Figurative. War loomed ahead. Figurative. Little things loom large to an anxious mind.

–n.

1. an indistinct appearance or outline of a thing seen vaguely at a distance or through a fog.

2. the reflection on the clouds when the light from a lighthouse is below the horizon.

╂[origin uncertain. Compare dialectal Swedish loma to move slowly.]

loom³ «loom», noun.

1. = loon¹. (Cf. ↑loon)

2. = guillemot. (Cf. ↑guillemot)

╂[< Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic lōmr)]

L.O.O.M.,

Loyal Order of Moose.