Weft (?), obs.

imp. & p. p. of Wave.

 

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Weft, n. [Cf. Waif.]

A thing waved, waived, or cast away; a waif.

[Obs.] "A forlorn weft."

Spenser.

 

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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.

 

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