3 entries under this word

Weft

Wĕft, imp. & p. p.

past tensepast participle

imp. & p. p. of wave. [Obs.] See WAVE.

Weft, n.

noun

n. [A-S. wift, weft, wefta, from wefan, to weave.]

  1. The woof of cloth; the threads that cross the warp from selvage to selvage.
  2. A web; a thing woven.

Wēft, n.

noun

n. A thing waved, waived, or cast away; a waif. [Obs.] “At wild adventure, like a forlorn weft.” Spenser.