Weft Definition

wĕft
wefts
noun
wefts
The yarns carried by the shuttle back and forth across the warp; woof; filling.
Webster's New World
Yarn used for the weft.
American Heritage
Woven fabric.
American Heritage
(hairdressing) A hair extension that is glued directly to a person"²s natural hair.
Wiktionary

(obsolete) Something cast away; a waif.

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Other Word Forms of Weft

Noun

Singular:
weft
Plural:
wefts

Origin of Weft

  • Middle English from Old English wefta webh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old English wefan (“to weave").

    From Wiktionary

  • Compare waif.

    From Wiktionary

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