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weft1 /wɛft /noun [in singular](In weaving) the crosswise threads on a loom that are passed over and under the warp threads to make cloth: [as modifier]: weft threads...- The pile is formed by knots, which are tied round the warp threads, and held in place by the weft, which is passed back and forth and beaten down securely.
- A tapestry is, by definition, a flat-woven cloth that uses discontinuous weft threads to create images.
- The children's tiny fingers are perfect for manipulating the weft items through the warp strings.
Origin Old English weft(a), of Germanic origin; related to weave1. Rhymes bereft, cleft, deft, eft, heft, klepht, left, reft, theft weft2 /wɛft /noun Variant spelling of waft (sense 2 of the noun). |