warp : Idioms & Phrases


guess warp

Guess" warp"
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) 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.
Webster 1913

high-warp loom

  • noun a handloom in which the warp is carried vertically; for weaving tapestry
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low-warp-loom

  • noun a handloom in which the warp is carried horizontally; for weaving tapestry
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Warp beam

  • the roller on which the warp is wound in a loom.
Webster 1913

Warp fabric

  • fabric produced by warp knitting.
Webster 1913

Warp frame, ∨ Warp-net frame

  • a machine for making warp lace having a number of needles and employing a thread for each needle.
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Warp knitting

  • a kind of knitting in which a number of threads are interchained each with one or more contiguous threads on either side; also called warp weaving.
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Warp lace, ∨ Warp net

  • lace having a warp crossed by weft threads.
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Warped surface

  • (Geom.), a surface generated by a straight line moving so that no two of its consecutive positions shall be in the same plane.
Webster 1913