warp lace

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warp lace - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Warp \Warp\, n. [AS. wearp; akin to Icel. varp a casting,
     throwing, Sw. varp the draught of a net, Dan. varp a towline,
     OHG. warf warp, G. werft. See Warp, v.]
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     1. (Weaving) The threads which are extended lengthwise in the
        loom, and crossed by the woof.
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     2. (Naut.) 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.
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     3. (Agric.) A slimy substance deposited on land by tides,
        etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed. --Lyell.
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     4. A premature casting of young; -- said of cattle, sheep,
        etc. [Prov. Eng.]
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     5. Four; esp., four herrings; a cast. See Cast, n., 17.
        [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
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     6. [From Warp, v.] The state of being warped or twisted;
        as, the warp of a board.
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     Warp beam, the roller on which the warp is wound in a loom.
        
  
     Warp fabric, fabric produced by warp knitting.
  
     Warp frame, or Warp-net frame, a machine for making warp
        lace having a number of needles and employing a thread for
        each needle.
  
     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.
  
     Warp lace, or Warp net, lace having a warp crossed by
        weft threads.
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