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HANDLOOM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does handloom mean?
• HANDLOOM (noun)
The noun HANDLOOM has 1 sense:
1. a loom powered by hand
Familiarity information: HANDLOOM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A loom powered by hand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("handloom" is a kind of...):
loom (a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "handloom"):
high-warp loom (a handloom in which the warp is carried vertically; for weaving tapestry)
low-warp-loom (a handloom in which the warp is carried horizontally; for weaving tapestry)
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