Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA type of yarn for the warp. · A rough wool from the inferior parts of the fleece, used for the woof or weft. · A filling pick used in weaving.
From Middle English ab, abbe, from Old English āweb, āb, ōweb, from away + web (“warp thread”).
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