Definition of "warp-beam" [warp-beam]

• In a loom, the roller on which the warp-threads are wound, and from which they are drawn as the weaving proceeds. It is placed at the back, opposite the cloth-beam, which receives the finished fabric. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "We begin with the first heddle on the left side of the shaft _nearest to the warp-beam_, then take the first heddle of second shaft and so on until all the shafts the set contains are used in rotation."
• "The method of making the shaft nearest to the warp-beam the first, is almost universal with the silk business and is technically called"
• "The threads of the warp extend in parallel order from the warp-beam to the front of the loom, and are attached to the cloth-roll."