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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..

End :: End (n.) One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) To bend from a straight direction or plane surface; to become warped; as, a piece of timber, or a plank, sometimes springs in seasoning..

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..

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

Warped :: Warped (imp. & p. p.) of War.

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.) 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..

Cram :: Cram (n.) A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.

Warp :: Warp (v. i.) To wind yarn off bobbins for forming the warp of a web; to wind a warp on a warp beam.

Cassinette :: Cassinette (n.) A cloth with a cotton warp, and a woof of very fine wool, or wool and silk..

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

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..

Guess Warp :: Guess warp () A rope or hawser by which a vessel is towed or warped along; -- so called because it is necessary to guess at the length to be carried in the boat making the attachment to a distant object.

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..

Heddling :: Heddling (vb. n.) The act of drawing the warp threads through the heddle-eyes of a weaver's harness; the harness itself.

Moldwarp :: Moldwarp (n.) Alt. of Mouldwar.

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..

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..

Mouldwarp :: Mouldwarp (n.) See Mole the animal.

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