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Weft

Weft Meaning & Definition
Weft Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Weft?

[n] the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

Synonyms | Synonyms for Weft: filling | pick | woof

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See Also | cloth | fabric | material | textile | thread | weave | yarn

Weft In Webster's Dictionary

\Weft\, obs. imp. & p. p. of {Wave}.
\Weft\, n. [Cf. {Waif}.] A thing waved, waived, or cast away; a waif. [Obs.] ``A forlorn weft.'' --Spenser.
\Weft\, n. [AS. weft, wefta, fr. wefan, to weave. See {Weave}.] 1. The woof of cloth; the threads that cross the warp from selvage to selvage; the thread carried by the shuttle in weaving. 2. A web; a thing woven.

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