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

Molewarp :: Molewarp (n.) See Moldwarp.

Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To cast prematurely, as young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc..

Swaddle :: Swaddle (v. t.) To bind as with a bandage; to bind or warp tightly with clothes; to swathe; -- used esp. of infants; as, to swaddle a baby..

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.

Cassinette :: Cassinette (n.) A cloth with a cotton warp, and a woof of very fine wool, or wool and silk..

Warp :: Warp (v.) A premature casting of young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc..

Slasher :: Slasher (n.) A machine for applying size to warp yarns.

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..

Guess Warp :: Guess warp () A rope or hawser by which a vessel is towed or warped along; -- so called because it is necessary to guess at the length to be carried in the boat making the attachment to a distant object.

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..

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

Guess Rope :: Guess rope () A guess warp.

Warpage :: Warpage (n.) The act of warping; also, a charge per ton made on shipping in some harbors..

Harness :: Harness (n.) The part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their means of support and motion, by which the threads of the warp are alternately raised and depressed for the passage of the shuttle..

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

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

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

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.

Lea :: Lea (n.) A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle.

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