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      [Noun]  | "warp and woof" 


      1: foundation, base


      Origin: 1842 ;

      [Noun]  | "warp and woofs" 


      1: an immaterial thing upon which something else rests;


        * e.g., " ... regards individual freedom and democracy as the warp and woof of any civilized society "



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      [Noun]  | "warp and woof" 


      1: an immaterial thing upon which something else rests;


        * e.g., " ... regards individual freedom and democracy as the warp and woof of any civilized society "



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       [ "Warp and Woof" ]

      1: Noun. The underlying structure on which something is built; a base or foundation. This expression, used figuratively since the second half of the 1500s, alludes to the threads that run lengthwise (warp) and crosswise (woof) in a woven fabric.

        * e.g.,  ... "profound dislocations throughout the entire warp and woof of the American economy" (David A. Stockman). 

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