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the warp (and woof) of something

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  • warp and woof — noun a) The threads in a woven fabric, comprised of the warp (threads running lengthwise) and woof (threads running crosswise) to create a the texture of the fabric. The warp and woof of our lives, sensible, sensitive, a veritable 911, she was… …   Wiktionary

  • warp, woof — These words are much less commonly used than once they were, but the phrase warp and woof is often heard in the meaning of the underlying structure upon which something is built, the foundation or base : The Constitution is the warp and woof of… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • warp — 1. noun a) The state of being bent or twisted out of shape. b) A distortion or twist, such as in a piece of wood. See Also: warp and woof, warp drive …   Wiktionary

  • Doorways in the Sand —   …   Wikipedia

  • Hegel, spirit, and politics — Leo Rauch Hegel’s impact on political thought has been immense giving shape to the major political movements of the modern world. Yet the person of average education is hardly familiar with the name, which is usually identified with a small… …   History of philosophy

  • warp — [wôrp] n. [ME < OE wearp < base of weorpan, to throw, akin to Ger werfen < IE * werb < base * wer , to turn, bend > WORM] 1. a) a distortion, as a twist or bend, in wood or in an object made of wood, caused by contraction in drying …   English World dictionary

  • warpand woof — warp and woof n. The underlying structure on which something is built; a base or foundation: “profound dislocations throughout the entire warp and woof of the American economy” (David A. Stockman). * * * …   Universalium

  • warp — /wɔp / (say wawp) verb (t) 1. to bend or twist out of shape, especially from a straight or flat form, as timbers, flooring, etc. 2. to bend or turn from the natural or true direction or course. 3. to distort from the truth, fact, true meaning,… …  

  • JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Weft — In weaving, weft or woof is the yarn which is drawn under and over parallel warp yarns to create a fabric. In North America, it is sometimes referred to as the fill or the filling yarn , and in India, it is referred to as baana .The weft is a… …   Wikipedia

  • CHRISTIANITY — CHRISTIANITY, a general term denoting the historic community deriving from the original followers of Jesus of Nazareth; the institutions, social and cultural patterns, and the beliefs and doctrines evolved by this community; and – in the   widest …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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