mispick

 [mis-pik]  

mis·pick

   [mis-pik]
noun
1.
a pick or filling yarn that has failed to interlace with the warp as a result of a mechanical defect in the loom.
2.
a defect in a fabric caused by such a pick or filling yarn.
Origin:
mis-1 + pick3
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