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weft

UK/wɛft/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

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Origin

From Middle English wefte, from Old English wefan (“to weave”), from Proto-West Germanic *weban, from Proto-Germanic *webaną. Equivalent to weave + -t (abstract nominal suffix).

Phrases

  • warp and weft

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