weft

[ weft ]

/ wɛft /

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noun

Textiles. filling (def. 5).

a woven fabric or garment.

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, Wegener's granulomatosis

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Example sentences 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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单词	weft
释义	weft [ weft ] / wɛft / SEE SYNONYMS FOR weft ON THESAURUS.COM noun Textiles. filling (def. 5). a woven fabric or garment. 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, Wegener's granulomatosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to weft screen, net, network, cord, wire, string, yarn, wool, filament, silk, strand, cotton, fiber, wale, grit, feel, warp, roughness, down, outside
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weft

noun

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noun

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