Definition of warp

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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..

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Warping :: Warping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of War.
Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To run off the reel into hauls to be tarred, as yarns..
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..
Twill :: Twill (v. t.) An appearance of diagonal lines or ribs produced in textile fabrics by causing the weft threads to pass over one and under two, or over one and under three or more, warp threads, instead of over one and under the next in regular succession, as in plain weaving..
Trawlwarp :: Trawlwarp (n.) A rope passing through a block, used in managing or dragging a trawlnet..
Valencia :: Valencia (n.) A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton..
Shed :: Shed (v. t.) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle..
Warp :: Warp (v.) A slimy substance deposited on land by tides, etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed..
Warping :: Warping (n.) The act or process of one who, or that which, warps..
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.
Heddle :: Heddle (v. t.) To draw (the warp thread) through the heddle-eyes, in weaving..
Stamen :: Stamen (n.) A thread; especially, a warp thread..
Twist :: Twist (n.) One of the threads of a warp, -- usually more tightly twisted than the filling..
Two-ply :: Two-ply (a.) Woven double, as cloth or carpeting, by incorporating two sets of warp thread and two of weft..
Cretonne :: Cretonne (n.) A strong white fabric with warp of hemp and weft of flax.
Warper :: Warper (n.) One who, or that which, warps or twists out of shape..
Satinet :: Satinet (n.) A kind of cloth made of cotton warp and woolen filling, used chiefly for trousers..
End :: End (n.) One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
Dispassionate :: Dispassionate (a.) Free from passion; not warped, prejudiced, swerved, or carried away by passion or feeling; judicial; calm; composed..
Guess Rope :: Guess rope () A guess warp.
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