weft

  • 11weft — /weft/, n. 1. Textiles. filling (def. 5). 2. a woven fabric or garment. [bef. 900; ME, OE; akin to WEAVE] * * * …

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  • 12weft — n. crosswise weave in cloth (as opposed to woof); piece of cloth …

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  • 13weft — ► NOUN ▪ (in weaving) the crosswise threads that are passed over and under the warp threads on a loom to make cloth. ORIGIN Old English, related to WEAVE(Cf. ↑weave) …

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  • 14WEFT — Infobox Radio station | name = WEFT city = Champaign, Illinois, USA area = branding = WEFT Champaign 90.1FM slogan = Community radio for East Central Illinois airdate = 1981 09 26 frequency = 90.1 MHz format = music, public affairs power = erp =… …

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  • 15Weft — In weaving, weft or woof is the yarn which is drawn under and over parallel warp yarns to create a fabric. In North America, it is sometimes referred to as the fill or the filling yarn , and in India, it is referred to as baana .The weft is a… …

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  • 16weft — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse veptr weft, Old English wefan to weave more at weave Date: before 12th century 1. a. a filling thread or yarn in weaving b. yarn used for the weft 2. web, fabric; also an article …

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  • 17Weft — Wẹft 〈n. 11; Textilw.〉 Schussgarn, hartgedrehtes Kammgarn für Möbelbezugsstoffe [<engl. weft „Gewebe; Einschlag“] * * * Wẹft   [englisch, zu altenglisch wefan »weben«] das, (e)s/ e, im weiteren Sinn ein Schussgarn, im engeren Sinn ein… …

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  • 18weft — noun a) The horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric. b) The yarn used for the weft; the fill. Syn: woof …

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  • 19weft — noun Weft is used before these nouns: ↑thread …

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  • 20weft — m ( es/ as) weft …

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