warp beam

American  

noun

1. a roller, located at the back of a loom, on which the warp ends are wound in preparation for weaving.

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Etymology

Origin of warp beam

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Threads from the warp beam are run around this roller through the solution and then dried, after which it is finally wound on another beam for the loom.

From Project Gutenberg

This is accomplished by friction bands and weights on the warp beam.

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A more pronounced difference is seen in the way in which the threads are attached to the warp beam A. Neither Wilkinson nor Lepsius carry these threads over the beam, the former carrying them only as far as the laze threads C, while the latter carries them up to a line drawn parallel to and below the beam; Cailliaud and Rosellini carry them over the beam while Mr. Davies carries them half way only.

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The breast beam:—It appears to me that the three portions marked G1, G2 and G3 joined up are intended to represent the breast beam and its holding pegs, similar to the warp beam A and its pegs B1, B2, but the portion K is not clearly drawn in any of the reproductions.

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The looms consist of an oblong frame A set up on two stones B. The warp is attached to the warp beam C on top and the breast beam D at the bottom.

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