Warp and Weft, or Woof
. The “warp” of a fabric are the longitudinal threads; the “weft” or “woof” are threads which run from selvage to selvage.
“Weave the warn and weave the woof,
The winding-sheet of Edward’s race;
Give ample room and verge enough
The characters of hell to traco.”
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Entry taken from
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,
edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.