Definition of warp

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Warp (v. t.) To turn aside from the true direction; to cause to bend or incline; to pervert.

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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..
Unwarped :: Unwarped (a.) Not warped; hence, not biased; impartial..
Mouldwarp :: Mouldwarp (n.) See Mole the animal.
End :: End (n.) One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
Melton :: Melton (n.) A kind of stout woolen cloth with unfinished face and without raised nap. A commoner variety has a cotton warp.
Satinet :: Satinet (n.) A kind of cloth made of cotton warp and woolen filling, used chiefly for trousers..
Warping :: Warping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of War.
Swaddle :: Swaddle (v. t.) To bind as with a bandage; to bind or warp tightly with clothes; to swathe; -- used esp. of infants; as, to swaddle a baby..
Stripe :: Stripe (n.) A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colors, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance..
Trawlwarp :: Trawlwarp (n.) A rope passing through a block, used in managing or dragging a trawlnet..
Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To arrange (yarns) on a warp beam.
Cretonne :: Cretonne (n.) A strong white fabric with warp of hemp and weft of flax.
Gauche :: Gauche (n.) Winding; twisted; warped; -- applied to curves and surfaces.
Heddle-eye :: Heddle-eye (n.) The eye or loop formed in each heddle to receive a warp thread.
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.) A premature casting of young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc..
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..
Warp :: Warp (v.) The state of being warped or twisted; as, the warp of a board..
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..
Pace :: Pace (n.) A device in a loom, to maintain tension on the warp in pacing the web..
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