Definition of warp

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Warp (v. t.) To throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as words; to utter..

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Unwarped :: Unwarped (a.) Not warped; hence, not biased; impartial..
Separator :: Separator (n.) An instrument used for spreading apart the threads of the warp in the loom, etc..
Satinet :: Satinet (n.) A kind of cloth made of cotton warp and woolen filling, used chiefly for trousers..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind; judgment swayed by passion..
Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To tow or move, as a vessel, with a line, or warp, attached to a buoy, anchor, or other fixed object..
Bier :: Bier (n.) A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woolen cloth.
Renter :: Renter (v. t.) To restore the original design of, by working in new warp; -- said with reference to tapestry..
Shed :: Shed (v. t.) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle..
Warp :: Warp (v. i.) To fly with a bending or waving motion; to turn and wave, like a flock of birds or insects..
Reed :: Reed (n.) A frame having parallel flat stripe of metal or reed, between which the warp threads pass, set in the swinging lathe or batten of a loom for beating up the weft; a sley. See Batten..
Cast :: Cast (v. i.) To warp; to become twisted out of shape.
Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To cast prematurely, as young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc..
End :: End (n.) One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
Stamen :: Stamen (n.) A thread; especially, a warp thread..
Cleat :: Cleat (n.) A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc..
Molewarp :: Molewarp (n.) See Moldwarp.
Two-ply :: Two-ply (a.) Woven double, as cloth or carpeting, by incorporating two sets of warp thread and two of weft..
Shed :: Shed (n.) The passageway between the threads of the warp through which the shuttle is thrown, having a sloping top and bottom made by raising and lowering the alternate threads..
Warp :: Warp (v. i.) To turn, twist, or be twisted out of shape; esp., to be twisted or bent out of a flat plane; as, a board warps in seasoning or shrinking..
Heddle :: Heddle (n.) One of the sets of parallel doubled threads which, with mounting, compose the harness employed to guide the warp threads to the lathe or batten in a loom..
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