loom vs montage

loom

noun
  • 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. 

  • A distorted appearance of something as seen indistinctly or from afar. 

verb
  • 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. 

montage

noun
  • A composite work, particularly an artwork, created by assembling or putting together other elements such as pieces of music, pictures, texts, videos, etc. 

  • The art or process of doing this. 

verb
  • To combine into, or depict as, a montage. 

How often have the words loom and montage occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )