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

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.

Heddle :: Heddle (v. t.) To draw (the warp thread) through the heddle-eyes, in weaving..

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

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..

Shed :: Shed (v. t.) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle..

Unwarped :: Unwarped (a.) Not warped; hence, not biased; impartial..

Cram :: Cram (n.) A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.

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..

Warping :: Warping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of War.

Heddle-eye :: Heddle-eye (n.) The eye or loop formed in each heddle to receive a warp thread.

Molewarp :: Molewarp (n.) See Moldwarp.

Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To turn or twist out of shape; esp., to twist or bend out of a flat plane by contraction or otherwise..

Warp :: Warp (v.) A slimy substance deposited on land by tides, etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed..

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..

Toilinette :: Toilinette (n.) A cloth, the weft of which is of woolen yarn, and the warp of cotton and silk, -- used for waistcoats..

Renter :: Renter (v. t.) To restore the original design of, by working in new warp; -- said with reference to tapestry..

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..

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.

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

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