About The Word Weft
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Weft
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What's The Definition Of Weft?
[n] the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
Synonyms | Synonyms for Weft: filling | pick | woof Related Terms | Find terms related to Weft: 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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