weft

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/ 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

weever, weevil, weevily, weewee, w.e.f., weft, weft-knitted, weft knitting, weftwise, Wegener, We have met the enemy, and they are ours

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How to use weft in a sentence

Variations in the number and color of weft threads on Turfan Man’s pants created pairs of brown stripes.
The earliest known pants are surprisingly modern — and comfy|Bruce Bower|March 21, 2022|Science News For Students
Lengthwise warp threads are held in place so that a row of weft threads can be passed over and under them at regular intervals.
The world’s oldest pants stitched together cultures from across Asia|Bruce Bower|February 18, 2022|Science News
"Not weft enough," was Barry's brief comment on the singing; the Welsh, unfamiliar with the air, had not sung.
Mushroom Town|Oliver Onions
Abb, ab, n. properly woof- or weft-yarn, but sometimes warp-yarn.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

Unions or fabrics consisting of a cotton warp with a worsted weft are in general treated like worsteds.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3|Various
They are also used in combination with shoddy and cotton to produce weft or filling yarns for a lower quality of goods.
Textiles|William H. Dooley
Mungoes of the best quality are used in the low fancy tweed trade, in both warp and weft, but chiefly in union and backed fabrics.
Textiles|William H. Dooley

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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