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Warp

Pronunciation:
[wawrp]

 
Origin:
1400; Old English

 

Definition:
1. The set of yarn in all woven facrics, that runs lengthwise and parallel to the selvage and is interwoven with the filling. 2. The sheet of yarns wound together on a beam for the purpose of weaving or warp knitting.

 

 




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