Definition of warp

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Warp (v. t.) To turn or twist out of shape; esp., to twist or bend out of a flat plane by contraction or otherwise..

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Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To let the tide or other water in upon (lowlying land), for the purpose of fertilization, by a deposit of warp, or slimy substance..
Warp :: Warp (v.) A premature casting of young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc..
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..
Dispassionate :: Dispassionate (a.) Free from passion; not warped, prejudiced, swerved, or carried away by passion or feeling; judicial; calm; composed..
Warpage :: Warpage (n.) The act of warping; also, a charge per ton made on shipping in some harbors..
Chain :: Chain (n.) The warp threads of a web.
Trawlwarp :: Trawlwarp (n.) A rope passing through a block, used in managing or dragging a trawlnet..
Unwarp :: Unwarp (v. t.) To restore from a warped state; to cause to be linger warped.
Warp :: Warp (v.) A rope used in hauling or moving a vessel, usually with one end attached to an anchor, a post, or other fixed object; a towing line; a warping hawser..
Unwarped :: Unwarped (a.) Not warped; hence, not biased; impartial..
Mouldwarp :: Mouldwarp (n.) See Mole the animal.
Twist :: Twist (n.) One of the threads of a warp, -- usually more tightly twisted than the filling..
Twister :: Twister (n.) One who twists; specifically, the person whose occupation is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving..
Heddle :: Heddle (v. t.) To draw (the warp thread) through the heddle-eyes, in weaving..
Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To run off the reel into hauls to be tarred, as yarns..
Shed :: Shed (v. t.) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle..
Helicoid :: Helicoid (n.) A warped surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner that every point of the line shall have a uniform motion in the direction of another fixed straight line, and at the same time a uniform angular motion about it..
Molewarp :: Molewarp (n.) See Moldwarp.
Valencia :: Valencia (n.) A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton..
Satinet :: Satinet (n.) A kind of cloth made of cotton warp and woolen filling, used chiefly for trousers..
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