Definition of warp

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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..

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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..
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. i.) To fly with a bending or waving motion; to turn and wave, like a flock of birds or insects..
Warp :: Warp (v.) Four; esp., four herrings; a cast. See Cast, n., 17..
Card :: Card (n.) A perforated pasteboard or sheet-metal plate for warp threads, making part of the Jacquard apparatus of a loom. See Jacquard..
Melton :: Melton (n.) A kind of stout woolen cloth with unfinished face and without raised nap. A commoner variety has a cotton warp.
Warping :: Warping (n.) The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver.
Warp :: 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..
Heck :: Heck (n.) An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine..
Mouldwarp :: Mouldwarp (n.) See Mole the animal.
Warper :: Warper (n.) One who, or that which, warps or twists out of shape..
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 cast prematurely, as young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc..
Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To run off the reel into hauls to be tarred, as yarns..
Warp :: Warp (v. i.) to turn or incline from a straight, true, or proper course; to deviate; to swerve..
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 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..
Cretonne :: Cretonne (n.) A strong white fabric with warp of hemp and weft of flax.
Warping :: Warping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of War.
Warp :: Warp (v.) A premature casting of young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc..
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