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Found 2 hits - Term: warp knitting, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The 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.
   1913 webster
   1. weaving the threads which are extended lengthwise in the
      loom, and crossed by the woof.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   3. agric. a slimy substance deposited on land by tides,
      etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed. --lyell.
      1913 webster

   4. a premature casting of young; -- said of cattle, sheep,
      etc. prov. eng.
      1913 webster

   5. four; esp., four herrings; a cast. see cast, n., 17.
      prov. eng. --wright.
      1913 webster

   6. from warp, v. the state of being warped or twisted;
      as, the warp of a board.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
warp cast warp beam warp fabric warp frame warp-net frame 
warp knitting warp weaving warp lace warp net 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
warp knitting \warp knitting\
   a kind of knitting in which a number of threads are
   interchained each with one or more contiguous threads on
   either side.
   webster 1913 suppl.


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Knitting >> K Words
Knitting, definition of term: Knitting
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Warp >> W Words
Warp, definition of term: Warp
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Knitting Machin >> K Words
Knitting Machin, definition of term: Knitting Machin
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Knitting Needle >> K Words
Knitting Needle, definition of term: Knitting Needle
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