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Loom  
DEFINITION
  • n. From the Middle English "lome" aphetic representing Old English "gelóma". A machine or device that facilitates weaving and produces fabric, in which yarn or thread is woven into fabric by the crossing of threads called respectively the warp and weft. Looms, in many formats, hold the warp either vertically or horozontally and can simple or complex elements to adi the weaving process.
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  • Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund (eds). The Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989. [www.oed.com] Tortora, Phyllis, y Ingrid Johnson. The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles, 2015. Phipps, Elena. Looking at Textiles. A guide to technical terms. Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2011.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Métier à tisser

French

Telaio

Italian

Telar

Spanish

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