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
weft2
/wɛft/noun
Variant spelling of waft (sense 2 of the noun).