1. n. an apparatus for weaving yarn or thread into fabric.
Etymology: ME lome f. OE geloma tool 2. v. & n.
--v.intr. (often foll. by up)
1. come into sight dimly, esp. as a vague and often magnified or threatening shape.
2 (of an event or prospect) be ominously close.
--n. a vague often exaggerated first appearance of land at sea etc.
Etymology: prob. f. LG or Du.: cf. E Fris. lomen move slowly, MHG l{uuml}emen be weary