weft

[ weft ]

/ wɛft /

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noun

Textiles. filling(def 5).

a woven fabric or garment.

Nearby words

weet, weever, weevil, weevily, weewee, weft, weft ikat, weft knitting, weft-knitted, weftwise, wegener

Origin of weft

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

Related formsun·der·weft, noun

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Examples from the Web for weft

Its Sehna knot, cotton warp and weft, as well as much of the drawing, are typical of Persia.
Oriental Rugs|Walter A. Hawley
The weft is usually Uplands, sometimes mixed with East India cotton wools.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
In wide, complicated dance, they wove a huge, warpless tapestry with the weft of an ever vanishing aureate shine.
A Rough Shaking|George MacDonald
A square banner tied in a weft halfway up the shrouds on the side on which the ships are seen.
British Flags|W. G. Perrin

Now, boys, let the weft rest on the last end, finish your work.
The Manxman|Hall Caine

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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Word Origin and History for weft

weft

Old English weft, wefta, related to wefan "to weave," from Proto-Germanic *weftaz (see weave (v.)).

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