weftyadj.
/ˈwɛfti/ rare.
Of the nature of a weft (of thread, filament, vapour).
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1867 W. Barnes J. Poole's Gloss. Eng. Colony Forth & Bargy, Wexford s.v. Wefty, webby, cobwebby.
1876 W. Marston Dram. & Poet. Wks. II. 379 There stood a gaunt form pale But regal... His brow Was circled by a wefty coronet.
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