noun
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the act of wafting or waving
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anything that is wafted
Etymology
Origin of wafture
Example Sentences
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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.
From The Late Tenant by Tracy, Louis
"He passed him up," on the spot, with a scornful wafture of his hand.
From An Anarchist Woman by Hapgood, Hutchins
For a moment Brunhild remained thoughtful, and then ordering the other pages out of the chamber with a wafture of her hand she addressed the one who had first come in.
From The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles A Tale of the First Communal Charter by Sue, Eugène
I had only a glimpse of him, but several times felt the cool wafture of his silent wings.
From Lilith, a romance by MacDonald, George
No attempted oratory with him! no prepared surprises! no playhouse tricks! no studied graces in wafture of hands and upheaved eyes!
From Paul Faber, Surgeon by MacDonald, George
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