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Twist :: Twist (n.) One of the threads of a warp, -- usually more tightly twisted than the filling..

Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To run off the reel into hauls to be tarred, as yarns..

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..

Chain :: Chain (n.) The warp threads of a web.

Bier :: Bier (n.) A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woolen cloth.

Warp :: Warp (v.) Four; esp., four herrings; a cast. See Cast, n., 17..

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

Satinet :: Satinet (n.) A kind of cloth made of cotton warp and woolen filling, used chiefly for trousers..

Warp :: Warp (v.) The threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and crossed by the woof..

Valencia :: Valencia (n.) A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton..

Warping :: Warping (n.) The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver.

Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To arrange (yarns) on a warp beam.

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..

Cast :: Cast (v. i.) To warp; to become twisted out of shape.

Beam :: Beam (n.) A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being called the fore beam, the other the back beam..

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..

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..

Warproof :: Warproof (n.) Valor tried by war.

Twister :: Twister (n.) One who twists; specifically, the person whose occupation is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving..

Warpath :: Warpath (n.) The route taken by a party of Indians going on a warlike expedition.

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