Warped surface (Geom.), a surface generated by a straight line moving
so that no two of its consecutive positions shall be in the same plane.
Davies & Peck.
Warp (?), v. i. 1. To turn, twist, or be twisted out of shape; esp., to
be twisted or bent out of a flat plane; as, a board warps in seasoning
or shrinking.
One of you will prove a shrunk panel, and, like green timber, warp,
warp.
Shak.
They clamp one piece of wood to the end of another, to keep it from
casting, or warping.
Moxon.
2. to turn or incline from a straight, true, or proper course; to
deviate; to swerve.
There is our commission, From which we would not have you warp.
Shak.
3. To fly with a bending or waving motion; to turn and wave, like a
flock of birds or insects.
A pitchy cloud Of locusts, warping on the eastern wind.
Milton.
4. To cast the young prematurely; to slink; — said of cattle, sheep,
etc. [Prov. Eng.]
5. (Weaving) To wind yarn off bobbins for forming the warp of a web; to
wind a warp on a warp beam.
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.]
1. (Weaving) The threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and
crossed by the woof.
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.
3. (Agric.) A slimy substance deposited on land by tides, etc., by
which a rich alluvial soil is formed. Lyell.
4. A premature casting of young; — said of cattle, sheep, etc. [Prov.
Eng.]
5. Four; esp., four herrings; a cast. See Cast, n., 17. [Prov. Eng.]
Wright.
6. [From Warp, v.] The state of being warped or twisted; as, the warp
of a board.
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.
Warp"age (?), n. The act of warping; also, a charge per ton made on
shipping in some harbors.
War"path` (?), n. The route taken by a party of Indians going on a
warlike expedition. Schoolcraft.
On the warpath, on a hostile expedition; hence, colloquially, about to
attack a person or measure.
Warp"er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, warps or twists out of
shape.
2. One who, or that which, forms yarn or thread into warps or webs for
the loom.
Warp"ing, n. 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.
War"proof` (?), n. Valor tried by war.
War"ra*gal (?), n. (Zoöl.) The dingo.
War"ran*dice (?), n. [See Warrantise.] (Scots Law) The obligation by
which a person, conveying a subject or a right, is bound to uphold that
subject or right against every claim, challenge, or burden arising from
circumstances prior to the conveyance; warranty. [Written also
warrandise.] Craig.
War"rant (?), n. [OE. warant, OF. warant a warrant, a defender,
protector, F. garant, originally a p. pr. pf German origin, fr. OHG.
wern to grant, warrant, G. gewähren; akin to OFries. wera. Cf.
Guarantee.]
1. That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving authority, or
justifying the doing of anything; an act, instrument, or obligation, by
which one person authorizes another to do something which he has not
otherwise a right to do; an act or instrument investing one with a
right or authority, and thus securing him from loss or damage;
commission; authority. Specifically: —
(a) A writing which authorizes a person to receive money or other
thing.
(b) (Law) A precept issued by a magistrate authorizing an officer to
make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or do other acts incident to
the administration of justice.
(c) (Mil. & Nav.) An official certificate of appointment issued to an
officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer. See Warrant officer,
below.