Definition of warp

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

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Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To weave; to fabricate.
Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as words; to utter..
Twist :: Twist (n.) One of the threads of a warp, -- usually more tightly twisted than the filling..
Warper :: Warper (n.) One who, or that which, forms yarn or thread into warps or webs for the loom..
Picker :: Picker (n.) The piece in a loom which strikes the end of the shuttle, and impels it through the warp..
Shed :: Shed (v. t.) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle..
Gauche :: Gauche (n.) Winding; twisted; warped; -- applied to curves and surfaces.
Cast :: Cast (n.) Four; that is, as many as are thrown into a vessel at once in counting herrings, etc; a warp..
Warp :: Warp (v. i.) To cast the young prematurely; to slink; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc..
Warper :: Warper (n.) One who, or that which, warps or twists out of shape..
Two-ply :: Two-ply (a.) Woven double, as cloth or carpeting, by incorporating two sets of warp thread and two of weft..
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.
Moldwarp :: Moldwarp (n.) Alt. of Mouldwar.
Warpath :: Warpath (n.) The route taken by a party of Indians going on a warlike expedition.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind; judgment swayed by passion..
Cassinette :: Cassinette (n.) A cloth with a cotton warp, and a woof of very fine wool, or wool and silk..
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..
Bitts :: Bitts (n. pl.) A frame of two strong timbers fixed perpendicularly in the fore part of a ship, on which to fasten the cables as the ship rides at anchor, or in warping. Other bitts are used for belaying (belaying bitts), for sustaining the windlass (carrick bitts, winch bitts, or windlass bitts), to hold the pawls of the windlass (pawl bitts) etc..
Warpage :: Warpage (n.) The act of warping; also, a charge per ton made on shipping in some harbors..
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