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Abb :: Abb (n.) Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, abb wool is wool for the abb..

Cast :: Cast (n.) Four; that is, as many as are thrown into a vessel at once in counting herrings, etc; a warp..

Moldwarp :: Moldwarp (n.) Alt. of Mouldwar.

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

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..

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

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..

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.

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..

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

Warped :: Warped (imp. & p. p.) of War.

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

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

Bier :: Bier (n.) A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woolen cloth.

Leash :: Leash (n.) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom..

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

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

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

Fray :: Fray (v. i.) To wear out or into shreads, or to suffer injury by rubbing, as when the threads of the warp or of the woof wear off so that the cross threads are loose; to ravel; as, the cloth frays badly..

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

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