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loomed
(encz) | loomed,tyčil se Jaroslav Šedivý |
Loomed
(gcide) | Loom \Loom\ (l[=oo]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loomed (l[=oo]md);
p. pr. & vb. n. Looming.] [OE. lumen to shine, Icel. ljoma;
akin to AS. le['i]ma light, and E. light; or cf. OF. lumer to
shine, L. luminare to illumine, lumen light; akin to E.
light. [root]122. See Light not dark.]
1. To appear above the surface either of sea or land, or to
appear enlarged, or distorted and indistinct, as a distant
object, a ship at sea, or a mountain, esp. from
atmospheric influences; as, the ship looms large; the land
looms high.
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Awful she looms, the terror of the main. --H. J.
Pye.
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2. To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in
a moral sense.
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On no occasion does he [Paul] loom so high, and
shine so gloriously, as in the context. --J. M.
Mason.
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3. To become imminent; to impend.
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hand-loomed
(encz) | hand-loomed, adj: |
Bloomed
(gcide) | Bloom \Bloom\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bloomed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blooming.]
1. To produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be
in flower.
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A flower which once
In Paradise, fast by the tree of life,
Began to bloom. --Milton.
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2. To be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigor; to
show beauty and freshness, as of flowers; to give promise,
as by or with flowers.
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A better country blooms to view,
Beneath a brighter sky. --Logan.
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Full-bloomed
(gcide) | Full-bloomed \Full"-bloomed`\, a.
Like a perfect blossom. "Full-bloomed lips." --Crashaw.
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Gloomed
(gcide) | Gloom \Gloom\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gloomed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Glooming.]
1. To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer.
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2. To become dark or dim; to be or appear dismal, gloomy, or
sad; to come to the evening twilight.
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The black gibbet glooms beside the way. --Goldsmith.
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[This weary day] . . . at last I see it gloom.
--Spenser.
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hand-loomed
(gcide) | hand-loomed \hand-loomed\ adj.
Woven on a handloom; -- of fabrics, rugs, or carpets.
Syn: handwoven.
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hand-loomed handwoven
(gcide) | hand-crafted \hand-crafted\ adj.
made by hand or by a hand process. Contrasted to
machine-made. [Narrower terms: {camp-made ; {hand-loomed,
handwoven ; handsewn, handstitched ; {overhand, oversewn )]
Syn: handmade.
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Loomed
(gcide) | Loom \Loom\ (l[=oo]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loomed (l[=oo]md);
p. pr. & vb. n. Looming.] [OE. lumen to shine, Icel. ljoma;
akin to AS. le['i]ma light, and E. light; or cf. OF. lumer to
shine, L. luminare to illumine, lumen light; akin to E.
light. [root]122. See Light not dark.]
1. To appear above the surface either of sea or land, or to
appear enlarged, or distorted and indistinct, as a distant
object, a ship at sea, or a mountain, esp. from
atmospheric influences; as, the ship looms large; the land
looms high.
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Awful she looms, the terror of the main. --H. J.
Pye.
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2. To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in
a moral sense.
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On no occasion does he [Paul] loom so high, and
shine so gloriously, as in the context. --J. M.
Mason.
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3. To become imminent; to impend.
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Ungloomed
(gcide) | Ungloomed \Ungloomed\
See gloomed. |
hand-loomed
(wn) | hand-loomed
adj 1: made on a handloom; "handwoven tablecloth" [syn: {hand-
loomed}, handwoven] |
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