weft

[ weft ]
/ wɛft /
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noun

Textiles. filling(def 5).
a woven fabric or garment.

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Origin of weft

before 900; Middle English, Old English; akin to weave

OTHER WORDS FROM weft

un·der·weft, noun

Words nearby weft

weepy, weever, weevil, weevily, weewee, weft, weft ikat, weft knitting, weft-knitted, weftwise, wegener
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Words related to weft

screen, net, network, cord, wire, string, yarn, wool, filament, silk, strand, cotton, fiber, wale, grit, feel, warp, roughness, down, outside

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British Dictionary definitions for weft

weft
/ (wɛft) /

noun

the yarn woven across the width of the fabric through the lengthwise warp yarnAlso called: filling, woof

Word Origin for weft

Old English, related to Old Norse veptr; see weave
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