weft en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /wɛft/
Etymology
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).
Meanings
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The horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
It is all the more remarkable therefore that in one respect — weft colours — some of the pirnless looms are more versatile than conventional machines. Figure 6 shows the colour mechanism of a conventional loom designed to weave six colours of weft (there is never any problem about colour patterning in the warp).
1964 February 6, Kurt Greenwood, “New looms that streamline weaving”, in New Scientist, page 356:Other techniques for shaping included angling one or both loom bars, adding extra wefts, or adjusting warp tension.
1979, Eric Broudy, The Book of Looms: A History of the Handloom from Ancient Times to the Present, page 81:1993, Anni Albers, On Weaving, note on Plate 17, page 48, To give greater firmness to the basket-weave plain weave, thin weft threads can be introduced that will be covered by the heavier pattern wefts of the basket weave.
- The yarn used for the weft; the fill.
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A hair extension that is glued directly to a person′s natural hair.
In the bonding method of attaching hair extensions, hair wefts or single strands are attached with an adhesive or bonding agent. The adhesive is applied to the weft with an applicator gun.
2012, Cengage Learning, Milady Standard Cosmetology, page 556: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.
2011, Ryan Rayston, The Quiet Sound of Disappearing, AuthorHouse, page 289:Teaching tools include mannequins, slip-ons, hair wefts, rectangles, and profiles.
2009, Cosmetologists: 150 Great Tech Prep Careers, 2nd edition, page 135:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wefts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
weave (extension glued onto hair) · fill (yarn used for the threads interlaced through the warp) · woof (threads interlaced through the warp)
Translations (59)
ckb پۆ (horizontal threads) · io wefto (horizontal threads) · qu mini (horizontal threads) · cy anwe (horizontal threads) · sl votek (horizontal threads) · fur trame (horizontal threads) · hu vetülékfonal (horizontal threads) · ro țesătură (fill) · ja 緯 (horizontal threads) · sv inslag (horizontal threads) · izh kue (horizontal threads) · mk ја́ток (horizontal threads) · sv väft (horizontal threads) · vec trama (horizontal threads) · sh по̏тка (horizontal threads) · it trama (horizontal threads) · ko 씨실 (horizontal threads) · de Schussfaden (horizontal threads) · hy թեզան (horizontal threads) · cmn 緯紗 /纬纱 (horizontal threads) · kk арқау (horizontal threads) · fr fil de trame (horizontal threads) · id benang pakan (horizontal threads) · pl nić wątku (fill) · ko 위사 (horizontal threads) · nb innslag (horizontal threads) · pt trama (horizontal threads) · ml ഊട് (horizontal threads) · sk útok (horizontal threads) · ca trama (horizontal threads) · orv утъкъ (horizontal threads) · izh kuerihma (fill) · uk уті́к (horizontal threads) · ja 横糸 (horizontal threads) · ro bătătură (horizontal threads) · es trama (horizontal threads) · cmn 緯 /纬 (horizontal threads) · nb islett (horizontal threads) · sa ओत (horizontal threads) · ru уто́чная пря́жа (fill) · id pakan (horizontal threads) · ru уто́к (horizontal threads) · pl wątek (fill) · nb veft (horizontal threads) · cs útek (horizontal threads) · fi kude (horizontal threads) · sh pȍtka (horizontal threads) · be уто́к (horizontal threads) · rup tramã (horizontal threads) · bg въ́тък (horizontal threads) · pl wątek (horizontal threads) · fr trame (horizontal threads) · la subtemen (horizontal threads) · ga inneach (horizontal threads) · ar لُحْمَة (horizontal threads) · nl inslag (horizontal threads) · fi kudelanka (fill) · ota آرغاج (horizontal threads) · tr argaç (horizontal threads)