weft
The horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabricThe horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
» The shopkeeper couldn't tell warp from weft.
Der Ladenbesitzer konnte Kette und Schuss nicht auseinanderhalten.
Meaning
3 sensesThe horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
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уто́кutók
уті́кutík
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
The yarn used for the weft; the fill.
уто́чная пря́жаutóčnaja prjáža
A hair extension that is glued directly to a person′s natural hair.
Examples
2 sentencesThe shopkeeper couldn't tell warp from weft.
deDer Ladenbesitzer konnte Kette und Schuss nicht auseinanderhalten.
In weaving, the weft threads run horizontally, interlacing with the vertical warp threads.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English wefte, from Old English wefan (“to weave”), from Proto-West Germanic *From Middle English wefte, from Old English wefan (“to weave”), from Proto-West Germanic *weban, from Proto-Germanic *webaną. Equivalent to weave + -t (abstract nominal suffix).
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