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Webster 1913 Edition


Warping

Warp′ing

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Noun.
1.
The act or process of one who, or that which, warps.
2.
The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver.
Craig.
Warping bank
,
a bank of earth raised round a field to retain water let in for the purpose of enriching land.
Craig.
Warping hook
,
a hook used by rope makers for hanging the yarn on, when warping it into hauls for tarring.
Warping mill
,
a machine for warping yarn.
Warping penny
,
money, varying according to the length of the thread, paid to the weaver by the spinner on laying the warp.
[Prov. Eng.]
Wright.
Warping post
,
a strong post used in warping rope-yarn.

Webster 1828 Edition


Warping

WARPING

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ppr.
Turning or twisting; causing to incline; perverting; moving with a warp; enriching by overflowing with tide water.

Definition 2024


warping

warping

English

Verb

warping

  1. present participle of warp

Noun

warping (plural warpings)

  1. An action or motion that warps or twists.
    • Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
      Such inertia-less states stand in absolute contrast (and complementarity) to the positive disorders of Parkinsonism, with their intense inertia and resistance to change, their violent warpings of space and field []
  2. (geology) the deformation of the Earth's crust over a large area
  3. The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Craig to this entry?)
  4. The practice of flooding agricultural land with turbid river water to add sediment to the soil.