| 单词 | low warp |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslow warp low warp n. Weaving (now historical) a manner of tapestry in which the warp is horizontal; tapestry woven in this way; frequently attributive. ΚΠ 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Tapestry The Tapistry-men distinguish two Kinds of Work, viz. Tapistry of the high and low Warp; tho' the Difference is rather in the Manner of working, than in the Work itself. 1766 T. H. Croker et al. Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. at Tapestry The weaver in the upright way having prepared a good stock of quills, filled with threads of all colours, goes to work, placed on the back part, as in the flat way, or in the manufacture of the low-warp. 1842 F. Lambert Hand-bk. Needlework ii. 24 Two methods were formerly practised in the manufacture of tapestry..: in the first, or low warp, which is now relinquished, the loom was placed horizontally, similar to common weaving. 1899 J. W. Mackail Life W. Morris II. 46 The low-warp loom he dismissed, as useless for his purpose. 1958 Bull. Museum Fine Arts 56 157 The cartoon-painter had made an error in reversing the inscription as required by the low-warp tapestry technique. 2006 Art Inst. Chicago Museum Stud. 32 65/1 La Croix, who was of Flemish origin, directed low-warp workshops. < as lemmas |
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