weft
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weft¹
- /wɛft/
Rhymes with -ɛft
Where it 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 wefts
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The horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
It is all the more remarkable therefore that in one respect — weft colours — some of the pirnless looms are more versatile than conventional machines. Figure 6 shows the colour mechanism of a conventional loom designed to weave six colours of weft (there is never any problem about colour patterning
Similar: woof
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The yarn used for the weft; the fill.
Similar: fill
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A hair extension that is glued directly to a person′s natural hair.
Teaching tools include mannequins, slip-ons, hair wefts, rectangles, and profiles.
Similar: weave
weft²
- /wɛft/
Rhymes with -ɛft
Where it comes from
Compare waif.
noun wefts
- Alternative spelling of waif The gentle Lady, loose at randon left, / The greene-wood long did walke, and wander wide / At wilde aduenture, like a forlorne weft,
WEFT³
phrase
- Acronym of wing(s), engine(s), fuselage(s), tail(s), a mnemonic for airplane identification, of most the most identifiable parts of the aeroplane, that can be used to distinguish one aircraft from another.
Translations
Every language
noun horizontal threads
| Español | trama |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 씨실 ssisil, 위사 wisa |
| 日本語 | 横糸 yokoito, 緯 yokoito |
| 中文 | 緯紗 /纬纱 wěishā, 緯 /纬 wěi |
| Português | trama |
| Français | fil de trame, trame |
| Deutsch | Schussfaden |
| Italiano | trama |
| Română | bătătură |
| Русский | уто́к utók |
| العربية | لُحْمَة luḥma |
noun fill
| Română | țesătură |
|---|---|
| Русский | уто́чная пря́жа utóčnaja prjáža |
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title = {weft},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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