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weft
CIDE DICTIONARY
weft, imp. & p. p.
weft, n. [Cf. Waif.].
A thing waved, waived, or cast away; a waif. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
weft, n. [AS. weft, wefta, fr. wefan, to weave. See Weave.].
- The woof of cloth; the threads that cross the warp from selvage to selvage; the thread carried by the shuttle in weaving. [1913 Webster]
- A web; a thing woven. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
weft, n.
1 a the threads woven across a warp to make fabric. b yarn for these. c a thing woven.
2 filling-strips in basket-weaving.
1 a the threads woven across a warp to make fabric. b yarn for these. c a thing woven.
2 filling-strips in basket-weaving.
weft, var. of WAFT n. 3.
THESAURUS
weft
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