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POWER LOOM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does power loom mean?
• POWER LOOM (noun)
The noun POWER LOOM has 1 sense:
1. a loom operated mechanically
Familiarity information: POWER LOOM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A loom operated mechanically
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("power loom" is a kind of...):
loom (a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile)
Context examples
The church is calm enough, I am sure; but it might be a steam-power loom in full action, for any sedative effect it has on me.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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