warp and woof

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warp and woof 的定义

  1. The essential foundation or base of any structure or organization; from weaving, in which the warp — the threads that run lengthwise — and the woof — the threads that run across — make up the fabric: “The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence are the warp and woof of the American nation.”

warp and woof 近义词

n. 名词 noun

texture

更多warp and woof例句

  1. As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.
  2. As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.
  3. Yes, Byrd—dead four-and-a-half years now—was a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan.
  4. Later that night, that same black-and-red banner would be seen again—in the column of marchers chanting for dead cops.
  5. The kids are out of school, Mom is out of get-up-and-go, Dad is out of work.
  6. She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.
  7. No law of that country must exceed in words the number of letters in their alphabet, which consists only in two-and-twenty.
  8. Mr. Spurrell came down to see a horse, and we shall be very glad to have the benefit of his opinion by-and-by.
  9. They were eaten too quickly, in long gulps of four-and-twenty hours at a time.
  10. He walked over to the table and mixed two tumblers of whiskey-and-soda, wondering why he had not thought of it before.