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warp

noun
 
 
/wɔːp/ US  /wɔːrp/

Definition

the warp [S] specialized the threads that go along the length of a piece of cloth or a loom (= a special frame for making cloth) → Compare the weftGeneral words for textiles
(Definition of warp noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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