weft
21weft — [[t]we̱ft[/t]] N SING: usu the N In weaving, the weft of a piece of cloth is the threads which are passed sideways across the other threads. Compare warp …
22weft — weft1 noun (in weaving) the crosswise threads that are passed over and under the warp threads on a loom to make cloth. Origin OE weft(a), of Gmc origin; related to weave1. weft2 noun variant spelling of waft (in sense 2) …
23weft — noun the weft technical the threads in a piece of cloth that are woven across the threads that go from top to bottom; woof 2 compare warp2 (1) weigh /weI/ verb 1 BE A PARTICULAR WEIGHT (linking verb) to have a particular weight: Our Christmas… …
24weft — UK [weft] / US noun [singular] the fibres that lie across a piece of cloth when it is woven. The fibres that run down the cloth are called the warp …
25weft — /wɛft / (say weft) noun 1. woof or filling yarns which interlace with warp running from selvage to selvage. 2. a woven piece. {Middle English and Old English. See weave1} …
26weft — Koana; alokahi (single); alolua (double); makali i (narrow); kākū (working); kāmoe (recumbent). To add a new weft, hāunu …
27weft — 1. n. 1 a the threads woven across a warp to make fabric. b yarn for these. c a thing woven. 2 filling strips in basket weaving. Etymology: OE weft(a) f. Gmc: rel. to WEAVE(1) 2. var. of WAFT n. 3 …
28weft-knitted — /weft nit id/, adj. noting or pertaining to a fabric made by weft knitting. Also, weft knit. [1940 45] * * * …
29weft knitting — weft′ knit ting n. tex a knitting process in which the yarn is knitted horizontally and in a circular form Compare warp knitting …
30weft-knitted — adjective see weft knit * * * /weft nit id/, adj. noting or pertaining to a fabric made by weft knitting. Also, weft knit. [1940 45] …
