noun
weft
Weft (noun) means the threads woven across the lengthwise threads in a piece of cloth.
noun
1
The threads woven across the lengthwise threads in a piece of cloth.
2
The yarn used to weave across the warp threads.
3
A strip of false hair glued onto a person's own hair.
"Teaching tools include mannequins, slip-ons, hair wefts, rectangles, and profiles."
— Cosmetologists: 150 Great Tech Prep Careers, 2nd edition (2009)
"Then, she held up the hair as it would look on my head. She positioned it like a pro, holding wefts of human hair so that it looked like it grew from my scalp."
— Ryan Rayston, The Quiet Sound of Disappearing (2011)
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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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What is the meaning of weft?
"weft" (noun) means the threads woven across the lengthwise threads in a piece of cloth.
What is another word for weft?
Other words for "weft" include filling, pick, woof.
What are the different meanings of weft?
"weft" has 3 main meanings: 1. The threads woven across the lengthwise threads in a piece of cloth; 2. The yarn used to weave across the warp threads; 3. A strip of false hair glued onto a person's own hair.
