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

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

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

Cretonne :: Cretonne (n.) A strong white fabric with warp of hemp and weft of flax.

Casting :: Casting (n.) The warping of a board.

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

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

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

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..

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.

Twill :: Twill (v. t.) An appearance of diagonal lines or ribs produced in textile fabrics by causing the weft threads to pass over one and under two, or over one and under three or more, warp threads, instead of over one and under the next in regular succession, as in plain weaving..

Warp :: Warp (v.) The state of being warped or twisted; as, the warp of a board..

Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To turn aside from the true direction; to cause to bend or incline; to pervert.

Cleat :: Cleat (n.) A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc..

Stripe :: Stripe (n.) A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colors, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance..

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..

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

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

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

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

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