handloom

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noun

A simple machine used for weaving by hand.

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Meanings

nounhandloom (plural handlooms)

plural handlooms · alternative hand-loom

  1. A simple machine used for weaving by hand.

    The Culture department has also extended invitation to West Bengal, Bihar and Assam governments to attend the festival as partner states under the ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ initiative of the government, wherein they can showcase their handloom, handicrafts and culture through stalls.

    2025 October 10, “Balijatra to celebrate classical Odia language, its authors in 2025”, in The New Indian Express

Origin

From hand + loom.

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handloom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handloom

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“handloom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handloom. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handloom,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handloom.

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