mispick

[mis-pik]

noun

1. a pick or filling yarn that has failed to interlace with the warp as a result of a mechanical defect in the loom.

2. a defect in a fabric caused by such a pick or filling yarn.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mispick¹

mis- ¹ + pick ³

Example Sentences

Sometimes an entire truck will be a mispick — a delivery to the wrong store.

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