warp
noun/wɔːp/
/wɔːrp/
the warp
[singular] (specialist)- the threads on a loom (= a machine used for making cloth) that other threads are passed over and under in order to make cloth compare weft see also time warpOxford Collocations DictionaryWarp is used before these nouns:
- speed
- thread
Word OriginOld English weorpan (verb), wearp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch werpen and German werfen ‘to throw’. Early verb senses included ‘throw’ and ‘hit with a missile’; the sense ‘bend’ dates from late Middle English.Want to learn more?
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