Loom

lōōm, n. a machine in which yarn or thread is woven into a fabric, by the cro ing of threads called chain or warp , running lengthwise, with others called weft , woof , or filling ; the handle of an oar, or the part within the rowlock.— n. Jac′quard-loom , a famous apparatus devised by Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834), invaluable in weaving the finer kinds of figured silk fabrics. [A.S. gelóma , a tool.]