Weft
weft (?), obs. imp. & p. p. ofWave.
weft , n. (Cf. Waif.) A thingwaved, waived, or cast away; a waif. (Obs.) A forlorn weft.
Spenser.
weft , n. (AS. weft, wefta, fr.wefan, to weave. See Weave.)
1. The woof of cloth; the threads that cross the
warp from selvage to selvage; the thread carried by the shuttle in
weaving.
2. A web; a thing woven.
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