weft
Textiles. filling (def. 5).
a woven fabric or garment.
Origin of weft
1Other words from weft
- un·der·weft, noun
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How to use weft in a sentence
The weavers give benefit to members losing work through scarcity of cotton, or waiting for wefts or warps.
Women in Modern Industry | B. L. HutchinsTo make patterns, various wefts in different colours are added.
The Bases of Design | Walter CraneFig. 183 is a diagram illustrating the way in which the wefts may be interlocked whilst the weaving goes on.
Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving | Grace ChristieMore than four colors, however, can be produced upon each side by multiplying the number of colored wefts and warps employed.
Dowrah is a strong, harsh and low quality fibre, and is used principally for heavy wefts.
British Dictionary definitions for weft
/ (wɛft) /
the yarn woven across the width of the fabric through the lengthwise warp yarn: Also called: filling, woof
Origin of weft
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