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Definition of Weft

Weft
Weft Weft, obs. imp. & p. p. of Wave.
Weft
Weft Weft, n. [Cf. Waif.] A thing waved, waived, or cast away; a waif. [Obs.] ``A forlorn weft.' --Spenser.
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Weft 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.

Meaning of Weft from wikipedia

- In the manufacture of cloth, warp and weft are the two basic components in weaving to transform thread and yarn into textile fabrics. The vertical warp...
- WEFT (90.1 MHz) is a listener-supported community radio station in Champaign, Illinois, founded in 1981 and owned by Prairie Air, Inc., a not-for-profit...
- Look up weft or WEFT in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Weft is a basic component in weaving, used to turn thread into cloth, along with warp. Weft or variant...
- hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. The precise shape of the loom and its mechanics may vary, but the...
- characterised by four or more fill or weft yarns floating over a warp yarn, and four warp yarns floating over a single weft yarn. Floats are missed interfacings...
- supplementary weft technique; that is, the ornamental brocading is produced by a supplementary, non-structural, weft in addition to the standard weft that holds...
- warp, weft, or warp and woof in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Warp and weft are the components of weaving to turn thread into cloth. Warp and weft or...
- woven with one warp yarn and one weft yarn, usually with the pattern in warp-faced satin weave and the ground in weft-faced or sateen weave. Twill damasks...
- threads that run the entire length of the fabric), and are created by the weft thread looping back at the end of each row. In knitted fabrics, selvages...
- hand-knitting. There are two major varieties of knitting: weft knitting and warp knitting. In the more common weft knitting, the wales are perpendicular to the course...