[loom] n [ME lome tool, loom, fr. OE geloma tool; akin to MD allame tool] (15c): a frame or machine for interlacing at right angles two or more sets of threads or yarns to form a cloth
[2]loom vi [origin unknown] (ca. 1541) 1: to come into sight in enlarged or distorted and indistinct form often as a result of atmospheric conditions
2. a: to appear in an impressively great or exaggerated form "deficits ~ed large" b: to take shape as an impending occurrence [3]loom n (1836): the indistinct and exaggerated appearance of something seen on the horizon or through fog or darkness; also: a looming shadow or reflection