wafture

American  

[wahf-cher, waf-] / ˈwɑf tʃər, ˈwæf- /

noun

1. the act of wafting.

2. something wafted.

   waftures of incense.

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wafture British  

/ ˈwɑːftʃə, ˈwɒf- /

noun

1. the act of wafting or waving

2. anything that is wafted

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Etymology

Origin of wafture

First recorded in 1595–1605; waft + -ure

Example Sentences

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

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

"He passed him up," on the spot, with a scornful wafture of his hand.

From An Anarchist Woman by Hapgood, Hutchins

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

At a second wafture, the nephew and the freedman both departed, glad to be spared the witnessing a scene so awful as that which was about to ensue.

From The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 by Herbert, Henry William