[1595–1605; waft + -ure]This word is first recorded in the period 1595–1605. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: detail, domain, exposure, option, slur-ure an abstract-noun suffix of action, result, and instrument, occurring in loanwordsfrom French and Latin. Other words that use the affix -ure include: exposure, signature, structure, suture, texture