A person’s or thing’s first appearance before society or another audience; one’s “maiden voyage”.
To make one's début.
A distorted appearance of something as seen indistinctly or from afar.
A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.
A utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general.
The part of an oar which is between the grip or handle and the blade; the shaft.
To appear indistinctly, e.g. when seen on the horizon or through the murk.
To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in a moral sense.
To appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; (of a person or thing) to tower; (of an idea) to impressively or intimidatingly occupy the mind; (of an event) to be imminent.