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WEFTING
WEFT
Weft, obs.
Definition: imp. & p. p. of Wave.
Weft, n. Etym: [Cf. Waif.]
Definition: A thing waved, waived, or cast away; a waif. [Obs.] "A forlorn weft." Spenser.
Weft, n. Etym: [AS. weft, wefta, fr. wefan, to weave. See Weave.]
1. The woof of cloth; the threads that cross the warp from selvage to selvage; the thread carried by the shuttle in weaving.
2. A web; a thing woven.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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