warp

(noun)

The threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric.

Related Terms

  • weft
  • aesthetic

Examples of warp in the following topics:

  • Fiber

    • This is known as the warp.
    • Then another strand of yarn is worked back and forth wrapping over and under the warp.
  • Spanish Art in the Americas

    • Cuzco painting is characterized by exclusively religious subject matter, warped perspective, frequent use of the colors red, yellow and earth tones, as well as an abundance of gold leaf .
    • Cuzco painting is characterized by exclusively religious subject matter, warped perspective, frequent use of the colors red, yellow and earth tones, as well as an abundance of gold leaf.
  • Wood

    • Warped wood may be described as bent, twisted, or cupped, or some combination of those modes.
  • The Importance of Studying Ethics

    • It can also be stated that ethical speakers do not distort or warp facts, or worse yet, disguise opinions as fact in order to argue their thesis or make their point.
  • Production Inputs and Process

    • Girls running warping machines in Loray Mill, Gastonia, N.C. by Lewis Hine, 1908.
  • Kente Cloth

    • The Asante people choose Kente cloths as much for their names as for their colors and patterns; although the cloths are identified primarily by the patterns found in the lengthwise (warp) threads, there is often little correlation between appearance and name.
  • The Spanish Conquest and Its Effects on Incan Art

    • Cusco painting is characterized by exclusively religious subject matter; warped perspective; frequent use of the colors red, yellow, and earth tones; and an abundance of gold leaf.
    • Cusco painting is characterized by exclusively religious subject matter; warped perspective; frequent use of the colors red, yellow, and earth tones; and an abundance of gold leaf.
  • Inventing New and Useful Words

    • ., before whom a modern multi-speed bicycle suddenly materialized out of a time-warp.
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