Thesaurus / loom
FEEDBACKHow to use loom in a sentence
It was in full sight from the door of the little shanty in which Aunt Ri's carpet-loom stood.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONFrom above, through the ceiling, came the vibration of some machine at work, and the machine might have been the loom of time.
HILDA LESSWAYSARNOLD BENNETTThe labour of the spade and of the loom, and the petty gains of trade, he contemptuously abandoned to men of a lower caste.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II.THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAYNo well-wisher of India, no patriot dare look upon the impending destruction of the hand-loom weaver with equanimity.
THIRD CLASS IN INDIAN RAILWAYSMAHATMA GANDHII will lie down and round me wrap The cool, black curtains of the gloom That night hath woven in her loom.
CHARLES BAUDELAIRE, HIS LIFETHOPHILE GAUTIERWe had good clothing made in a loom, that is de cloth wuz made in de loom.
SLAVE NARRATIVES: A FOLK HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATESVARIOUSSome days she set at de loom all de mawnin' peddlin' wid her feets an' her white han's flittin' over de bobbins.
SLAVE NARRATIVES: A FOLK HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATESVARIOUSIt seems to have derived its name from having been woven in the old-fashioned way at an upright loom.
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF THE ROMANSHAROLD WHETSTONE JOHNSTONIt was formerly supposed that the garments came from the loom ready to wear, but this is now known to have been incorrect.
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF THE ROMANSHAROLD WHETSTONE JOHNSTONThe loom again was worked by fancy, until the article in comment was again produced.
NEWTON FORSTERCAPTAIN FREDERICK MARRYATWORDS RELATED TO LOOM
- appear
- arrive
- become apparent
- become known
- become visible
- come forth
- come into view
- come on the scene
- come to light
- come up
- crop up
- dawn
- derive
- develop
- egress
- emanate
- flow
- gush
- issue
- loom
- make appearance
- materialize
- originate
- proceed
- rise
- show
- spring
- spring up
- spurt
- steam
- stem
- surface
- transpire
- turn up
- appeared
- arrived
- became apparent
- became visible
- become knew
- came forth
- came into view
- came on the scene
- came to light
- came up
- crop up
- dawned
- derived
- developed
- egressed
- emanated
- flowed
- gushed
- issued
- loomed
- made appearance
- materialized
- originated
- proceeded
- rose
- showed
- sprang
- sprang up
- spurted
- steamed
- stemmed
- surfaced
- transpired
- turned up
- appears
- arrives
- become knows
- becomes apparent
- becomes visible
- comes forth
- comes into view
- comes on the scene
- comes to light
- comes up
- crop up
- dawns
- derives
- develops
- egresses
- emanates
- flows
- gushes
- issues
- looms
- makes appearance
- materializes
- originates
- proceeds
- rises
- shows
- springs
- springs up
- spurts
- steams
- stems
- surfaces
- transpires
- turns up
- appearing
- arriving
- become knowing
- becoming apparent
- becoming visible
- coming forth
- coming into view
- coming on the scene
- coming to light
- coming up
- crop up
- dawning
- deriving
- developing
- egressing
- emanating
- flowing
- gushing
- issuing
- looming
- making appearance
- materializing
- originating
- proceeding
- rising
- showing
- springing
- springing up
- spurting
- steaming
- stemming
- surfacing
- transpiring
- turning up
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