WAFTURE

wave, waving, wafture

(noun) the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

wafture (countable and uncountable, plural waftures)

Something that is wafted.

The act of wafting something.

Source: Wiktionary


Waf"ture, n.

Definition: The act of waving; a wavelike motion; a waft. R. Browning. An angry wafture of your hand. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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