WEFTS

Noun

wefts

plural of weft

Source: Wiktionary


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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