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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.

Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To weave; to fabricate.

Two-ply :: Two-ply (a.) Woven double, as cloth or carpeting, by incorporating two sets of warp thread and two of weft..

Gauche :: Gauche (n.) Winding; twisted; warped; -- applied to curves and surfaces.

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

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

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

Detortion :: Detortion (n.) The act of detorting, or the state of being detorted; a twisting or warping..

Warp :: Warp (v.) A rope used in hauling or moving a vessel, usually with one end attached to an anchor, a post, or other fixed object; a towing line; a warping hawser..

Let-off :: Let-off (n.) A device for letting off, releasing, or giving forth, as the warp from the cylinder of a loom..

Warp :: Warp (v. i.) To cast the young prematurely; to slink; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc..

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

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..

Picker :: Picker (n.) The piece in a loom which strikes the end of the shuttle, and impels it through the warp..

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..

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

Mouldwarp :: Mouldwarp (n.) See Mole the animal.

Melton :: Melton (n.) A kind of stout woolen cloth with unfinished face and without raised nap. A commoner variety has a cotton warp.

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.

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