weft
n.
crosswise weave in cloth (as opposed to woof); piece of cloth
WEFT
Weft
weft
Noun
1. the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
(synonym) woof, filling, pick
(hypernym) thread, yarn
(substance-holonym) fabric, cloth, material, textile
(part-holonym) weave
Weft
imp. & p. p. of Wave.
(n.)
The woof of cloth; the threads that cross the warp from selvage to selvage; the thread carried by the shuttle in weaving.
(n.)
A web; a thing woven.
(n.)
A thing waved, waived, or cast away; a waif.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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weft
Synonyms and related words:
arabesque, basketry, basketwork, cancellation, cloth, cross-hatching, crossing-out, drapery, etoffe, fabric, felt, filigree, filling, fret, fretwork, goods, grate, grating, grid, gridiron, grille, grillwork, hachure, hatching, interlacement, intertexture, intertwinement, lace, lacery, lacework, lacing, lattice, latticework, material, mesh, meshes, meshwork, napery, net, netting, network, pick, plexure, plexus, raddle, rag, reticle, reticulation, reticule, reticulum, riddle, screen, screening, shoot, sieve, silk, stuff, textile, textile fabric, texture, tissu, tissue, tracery, trellis, trelliswork, warp, wattle, weave, weaving, web, webbing, webwork, wicker, wickerwork, woof, wool
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