weft
3 synonyms for weft, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The threads woven across the lengthwise threads in a piece of cloth.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Comes from Middle English wefte, from Old English wefan (“to weave”), from Proto-West Germanic *weban, from Proto-Germanic *webaną. It can also be analysed as weave plus -t (an abstract nominal suffix).
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