wafturen.

/ˈwɑːftjʊə/

/ˈwɒftjʊə/

/ˈwaftʃʊə/

Forms: In 1600s wafter.

Etymology: < waft v.² or waft v.¹ + -ure suffix¹. Compare clefture, raisure; with the spelling wafter compare jointer for jointure. It seems most probable that Rowe was right in regarding wafter in the former editions of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar as intended for wafture . There is, however, a possibility that wafter is a word of Shakespeare's native dialect, related to wafter v.¹ to wave (Myrc a1450). Since the publication of Rowe's ed. of Shakespeare, wafture, of which no earlier examples are known, has been somewhat common in literary use.

a. The action or an act of waving (the hand or something held in the hand).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [noun] > waving, esp. of hand

waving1612

wafturea1616

hand-waving1827

a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) ii. i. 245 You answer'd not, But with an angry wafter [1709 (ed. Rowe) and later eds. wafture] of your hand Gaue signe for me to leaue you.

1742 E. Young Complaint: Night the Second 34 Caught by the Wafture of a Golden Lure.

1782 E. Blower George Bateman I. 52 ‘Go!’ cried she, with an indignant wafture of her hand.

1875 G. MacDonald Malcolm II. v. 73 A few mysterious waftures of the hand of his lord set him trembling.

b. The waving (of a wing or wings).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by habits or actions > habits and actions > [noun] > flutter (of wings)

flapping1398

beatingc1440

flap1774

wafture1795

flaff1827

1795 Shepherds of Lebanon i. in Verses to Mem. Charles Earl Camden 49 The northern Eagle rous'd, and shook his plumes Tremendous: at the wafture of his wings The clouds disperst.

1845 F. W. Faber Rosary 62 With a murmuring, Soft as the wafture of a stockdove's wing.

1878 C. Stanford Symbols Christ (new ed.) viii. 222 Light as the wafture of an insect's wing, that motion might have been.

c. The waving or undulation (of a garment).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [noun] > waving in the wind

wave1648

waving1751

wafture1880

streaming1887

1880 A. Smith Summer in Skye 209 How we would..note the wafture of your garments!

2. The action of wafting (waft v.¹); propulsion by air or current.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > [noun] > propulsion > by air or current

racking1630

waftage1651

wafture1755

1755 J. Hervey Theron & Aspasio II. xii. 204 Where the Wafture [of the blood] is to be speedy, the Channels either forbear to wind in their Course, or to lessen in their Dimensions.

1821 C. Lamb Witches in Elia 1st Ser. The gentle Thames, which landed me, in the wafture of a placid wave or two,..somewhere at the foot of Lambeth palace.

1842 H. Taylor Edwin the Fair iii. i The wind..Descended with a wafture and a swoop.

3. Something wafted or carried by the breeze.

ΚΠ

1817 Edinb. Monthly Mag. 1 72 What waftures of incense are filling the air!

1837 New Monthly Mag. 51 197 Gratification seemed to breathe in every wafture of the new-mown fragrance.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	wafture
释义	wafturen. /ˈwɑːftjʊə//ˈwɒftjʊə//ˈwaftʃʊə/ Forms: In 1600s wafter. Etymology: < waft v.² or waft v.¹ + -ure suffix¹. Compare clefture, raisure; with the spelling wafter compare jointer for jointure. It seems most probable that Rowe was right in regarding wafter in the former editions of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar as intended for wafture . There is, however, a possibility that wafter is a word of Shakespeare's native dialect, related to wafter v.¹ to wave (Myrc a1450). Since the publication of Rowe's ed. of Shakespeare, wafture, of which no earlier examples are known, has been somewhat common in literary use. 1. a. The action or an act of waving (the hand or something held in the hand). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [noun] > waving, esp. of hand waving1612 wafturea1616 hand-waving1827 a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) ii. i. 245 You answer'd not, But with an angry wafter [1709 (ed. Rowe) and later eds. wafture] of your hand Gaue signe for me to leaue you. View more context for this quotation 1742 E. Young Complaint: Night the Second 34 Caught by the Wafture of a Golden Lure. 1782 E. Blower George Bateman I. 52 ‘Go!’ cried she, with an indignant wafture of her hand. 1875 G. MacDonald Malcolm II. v. 73 A few mysterious waftures of the hand of his lord set him trembling. b. The waving (of a wing or wings). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habits or actions > habits and actions > [noun] > flutter (of wings) flapping1398 beatingc1440 flap1774 wafture1795 flaff1827 1795 Shepherds of Lebanon i. in Verses to Mem. Charles Earl Camden 49 The northern Eagle rous'd, and shook his plumes Tremendous: at the wafture of his wings The clouds disperst. 1845 F. W. Faber Rosary 62 With a murmuring, Soft as the wafture of a stockdove's wing. 1878 C. Stanford Symbols Christ (new ed.) viii. 222 Light as the wafture of an insect's wing, that motion might have been. c. The waving or undulation (of a garment). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [noun] > waving in the wind wave1648 waving1751 wafture1880 streaming1887 1880 A. Smith Summer in Skye 209 How we would..note the wafture of your garments! 2. The action of wafting (waft v.¹); propulsion by air or current. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > [noun] > propulsion > by air or current racking1630 waftage1651 wafture1755 1755 J. Hervey Theron & Aspasio II. xii. 204 Where the Wafture [of the blood] is to be speedy, the Channels either forbear to wind in their Course, or to lessen in their Dimensions. 1821 C. Lamb Witches in Elia 1st Ser. The gentle Thames, which landed me, in the wafture of a placid wave or two,..somewhere at the foot of Lambeth palace. 1842 H. Taylor Edwin the Fair iii. i The wind..Descended with a wafture and a swoop. 3. Something wafted or carried by the breeze. ΚΠ 1817 Edinb. Monthly Mag. 1 72 What waftures of incense are filling the air! 1837 New Monthly Mag. 51 197 Gratification seemed to breathe in every wafture of the new-mown fragrance. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.a1616
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