. "Pronunciation: l??m n.1.(Zool.) See Loon, the bird.1.1.A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.Hector, when he sees Andromache overwhelmed with terror, sends her for consolation to the loom and the distaff.- Rambler. 2.(Naut.) That part of an oar which is near" . . .