weft
Textiles. filling (def. 5).
a woven fabric or garment.
Origin of weft
1Other words from weft
- un·der·weft, noun
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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 StudentsLengthwise 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 OnionsAbb, ab, n. properly woof- or weft-yarn, but sometimes warp-yarn.
Unions or fabrics consisting of a cotton warp with a worsted weft are in general treated like worsteds.
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. DooleyMungoes 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
/ (wɛft) /
the yarn woven across the width of the fabric through the lengthwise warp yarn: Also called: filling, woof
Origin of weft
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