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Webster 1913 Edition

Weft

Weft

,
obs.
imp.
&
p.
p.
of
Wave
.

Weft

,
Noun.
[Cf.
Waif
.]
A thing waved, waived, or cast away; a waif.
[Obs.]
“A forlorn weft.”
Spenser.

Weft

,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Weft

WEFT

, old pret. of wave.

WEFT

,
Noun.
[from weave.]
1.
To woof of cloth; the threads that cross the warp.
2.
A web; a thing woven.

WEFT

,
Noun.
A thing waved, waived, or cast away. [Not used.] [See Waif.]

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