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weft.

The horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.

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Meaning & usage

noun/wɛft/
  1. The horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.

  2. The yarn used for the weft; the fill.

  3. A hair extension that is glued directly to a person′s natural hair.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English wefte, from Old English wefan (“to weave”), from Proto-West Germanic *weban, from Proto-Germanic *webaną. Equivalent to weave + -t (abstract nominal suffix).

noun/wɛft/
  1. Alternative spelling of waif.

    alt-of · alternative · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Compare waif.

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