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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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