Definition of warp

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Warp (v. i.) to turn or incline from a straight, true, or proper course; to deviate; to swerve..

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Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To weave; to fabricate.
Warp :: Warp (v.) The threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and crossed by the woof..
Leash :: Leash (n.) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom..
Valencia :: Valencia (n.) A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton..
Warper :: Warper (n.) One who, or that which, warps or twists out of shape..
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..
Renter :: Renter (v. t.) To restore the original design of, by working in new warp; -- said with reference to tapestry..
Warped :: Warped (imp. & p. p.) of War.
Woof :: Woof (n.) The threads that cross the warp in a woven fabric; the weft; the filling; the thread usually carried by the shuttle in weaving.
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..
Tapestry :: Tapestry (n.) A fabric, usually of worsted, worked upon a warp of linen or other thread by hand, the designs being usually more or less pictorial and the stuff employed for wall hangings and the like. The term is also applied to different kinds of embroidery..
Cram :: Cram (n.) A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.
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..
Twist :: Twist (n.) One of the threads of a warp, -- usually more tightly twisted than the filling..
Detortion :: Detortion (n.) The act of detorting, or the state of being detorted; a twisting or warping..
Warp :: Warp (v. i.) to turn or incline from a straight, true, or proper course; to deviate; to swerve..
Gauche :: Gauche (n.) Winding; twisted; warped; -- applied to curves and surfaces.
Warping :: Warping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of War.
Guess Rope :: Guess rope () A guess warp.
Bobbin :: Bobbin (n.) A spool or reel of various material and construction, with a head at one or both ends, and sometimes with a hole bored through its length by which it may be placed on a spindle or pivot. It is used to hold yarn or thread, as in spinning or warping machines, looms, sewing machines, etc..
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