Definition of warp

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Warp (v. t.) To cast prematurely, as young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc..

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Warpath :: Warpath (n.) The route taken by a party of Indians going on a warlike expedition.
Shuttle :: Shuttle (n.) An instrument used in weaving for passing or shooting the thread of the woof from one side of the cloth to the other between the threads of the warp.
Stamen :: Stamen (n.) A thread; especially, a warp thread..
Unprejudiced :: Unprejudiced (a.) Not warped or biased by prejudice; as, an unprejudiced judgment..
Harness :: Harness (n.) The part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their means of support and motion, by which the threads of the warp are alternately raised and depressed for the passage of the shuttle..
Mouldwarp :: Mouldwarp (n.) See Mole the animal.
Cretonne :: Cretonne (n.) A strong white fabric with warp of hemp and weft of flax.
Card :: Card (n.) A perforated pasteboard or sheet-metal plate for warp threads, making part of the Jacquard apparatus of a loom. See Jacquard..
Let-off :: Let-off (n.) A device for letting off, releasing, or giving forth, as the warp from the cylinder of a loom..
Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To turn aside from the true direction; to cause to bend or incline; to pervert.
Warping :: Warping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of War.
Unwarped :: Unwarped (a.) Not warped; hence, not biased; impartial..
Dispassionate :: Dispassionate (a.) Free from passion; not warped, prejudiced, swerved, or carried away by passion or feeling; judicial; calm; composed..
Valencia :: Valencia (n.) A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton..
Slasher :: Slasher (n.) A machine for applying size to warp yarns.
Warp :: Warp (v.) The state of being warped or twisted; as, the warp of a board..
Fray :: Fray (v. i.) To wear out or into shreads, or to suffer injury by rubbing, as when the threads of the warp or of the woof wear off so that the cross threads are loose; to ravel; as, the cloth frays badly..
Raddle :: Raddle (n.) An instrument consisting of a wooden bar, with a row of upright pegs set in it, used by domestic weavers to keep the warp of a proper width, and prevent tangling when it is wound upon the beam of the loom..
Griff :: Griff (n.) An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires which raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods.
Fringe :: Fringe (n.) An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of leather, or the like..
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