Definition of warp

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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..

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Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To weave; to fabricate.
Warp :: Warp (v. i.) To wind yarn off bobbins for forming the warp of a web; to wind a warp on a warp beam.
Leash :: Leash (n.) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom..
Cram :: Cram (n.) A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.
Warp :: Warp (v. i.) To cast the young prematurely; to slink; -- 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..
Pace :: Pace (n.) A device in a loom, to maintain tension on the warp in pacing the web..
Bombazine :: Bombazine (n.) A twilled fabric for dresses, of which the warp is silk, and the weft worsted. Black bombazine has been much used for mourning garments..
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..
Warp :: Warp (v. i.) To fly with a bending or waving motion; to turn and wave, like a flock of birds or insects..
Guess Rope :: Guess rope () A guess warp.
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.
Satinet :: Satinet (n.) A kind of cloth made of cotton warp and woolen filling, used chiefly for trousers..
Trawlwarp :: Trawlwarp (n.) A rope passing through a block, used in managing or dragging a trawlnet..
Warp :: Warp (v.) A premature casting of young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc..
Warp :: Warp (v.) The state of being warped or twisted; as, the warp of a board..
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.
Unwarp :: Unwarp (v. t.) To restore from a warped state; to cause to be linger warped.
Weft :: Weft (n.) The woof of cloth; the threads that cross the warp from selvage to selvage; the thread carried by the shuttle in weaving.
Warpage :: Warpage (n.) The act of warping; also, a charge per ton made on shipping in some harbors..
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