weft

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɛft/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/wɛft/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(weft)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
weft /wɛft/USA pronunciation   n. [countable* usually singular]
  1. Textiles woof1(def. 1).
  2. Textilesa woven fabric or garment.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
weft  (weft),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Textilesfilling (def. 5).
  2. Textilesa woven fabric or garment.
  • bef. 900; Middle English, Old English; akin to weave

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
weft / wɛft/
  1. the yarn woven across the width of the fabric through the lengthwise warp yarn
    Also called: filling, woof
Etymology: Old English, related to Old Norse veptr; see weave
'weft' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
backed - bombazine - broken twill weave - chambray - chenille - double-knit - filling - filling knitting - ikat - leno - paramatta - reed - rya - shuttle - sprang - thread - tram - twill - warp - warp knitting - weft ikat - weft knitting - weft-knitted - weftwise - woof

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