warpwise

English

Etymology

From warp +‎ -wise.

Adjective

warpwise (not comparable)

  1. In the orientation of the warp in woven yarn.
    a warpwise striped pattern
    • 1990, Sharon Alderman, A Handweaver's Notebook, →ISBN, page 93:
      You may weave those structures in warpwise stripes but not create the checkerboard.

Adverb

warpwise (not comparable)

  1. In the orientation of the warp in woven yarn.

Antonyms

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