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loom noun4. [lu:m] M19.
[from LOOM verb2.]
Chiefly Nautical. An indistinct and exaggerated appearance or outline of an object or of land on the horizon, caused by refraction of light through mist etc. Also, a glow in the sky caused by reflection of light from a lighthouse etc.; a mirage over water or ice.