(ln) noun
1. A diving, fish–eating waterfowl (genus Gavia), with short tail feathers and webbed feet.
2. A guillemot.
—common loon The great northern diver (Gavia immer). [See LOOM³]
LOON
(Length 31 to 36 inches)

(ln) noun
1. A worthless, demented, or stupid person; a lout; dolt.
2. A rogue; scamp.
3. Obs. A menial. Also Obs. & Scot. loun, lown. [Cf. Du. loen stupid fellow G lümmel lout]
HAND LOOM
The two sets of warp threads (a, a), alternately raised and lowered by the heddle (b, b), form between them a tunnel of threads called the shed (c). Through this shed the shuttle (d) is passed, carrying across the weft thread (e), which is beaten against the finished fabric by the movable comblike frame or reed (f). When the heddle is shifted, the two sets of warp reverse position, binding the weft into the fabric and opening another shed.