wafture

[ wahf-cher, waf- ]

noun

1. the act of wafting.
2. something wafted:

   waftures of incense.

wafture

/ ˈwɑːftʃə; ˈwɒf- /

noun

1. the act of wafting or waving
2. anything that is wafted

Word History and Origins

Origin of wafture¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; waft + -ure

Example Sentences

And with lofty wafture of the hand he took himself from the room.

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And anon he sniffed with his nostrils for a scent of violets, for a wafture from the grave, which came not.

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I had only a glimpse of him, but several times felt the cool wafture of his silent wings.

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Elusive notes in wandering wafture borneFrom undiscoverable lips, that blowAn immaterial horn.

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But Kenric only shook his head, with a grave smile and a quiet wafture of the hand, as if putting aside the undeserved sympathy.

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