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    HANDLOOM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A loom powered by handplay

    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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