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left | weft |

As nouns the difference between left and weft

is that left is air while weft is (weaving) the horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric or weft can be (obsolete) something cast away; a waif.

left

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) left, luft, leoft, lift, lyft, from (etyl) left, . More at (l), (l).

Adjective

  • The opposite of right; toward the west when one is facing north.
  • Turn left at the corner.
  • (politics) pertaining to the political left; liberal.
  • Synonyms
    * left-hand * sinister * sinistral
    Antonyms
    * right
    Derived terms
    * left-hand * left-handed * left wing * two left feet

    Adverb

    (-)
  • On the left side.
  • Towards the left side.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The left side or direction.
  • (politics) The ensemble of left-wing political parties. Those holding left-wing views as a group.
  • The political left is not holding enough power.
  • (boxing) A punch delivered with the left fist.
  • Synonyms
    * (left side or direction) , port * (politics)
    Derived terms
    * lefty * to the left

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) left, variant of . More at leave.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (leave).
  • * , chapter=8
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  • Remaining.
  • Etymology 3

    From a verbal use of . More at leave.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (Ireland, colloquial) permitted, allowed to proceed.
  • We were not left go to the beach after school except on a weekend.

    References

    * The Concise Dictionary of English Etymology, Walter W. Skeat.

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    weft

    English

    (wikipedia weft)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (weaving) The horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
  • * 1964 February 6, Kurt Greenwood, New looms that streamline weaving'', '' , page 356,
  • 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).
  • * 1979 , Eric Broudy, The Book of Looms: A History of the Handloom from Ancient Times to the Present , page 81,
  • Other techniques for shaping included angling one or both loom bars, adding extra wefts , or adjusting warp tension.
  • * 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.
  • (weaving) The yarn used for the weft; the fill.
  • (hairdressing) A hair extension that is glued directly to a person?s natural hair.
  • * 2009 , Cosmetologists'', ''150 Great Tech Prep Careers , 2nd Edition, page 135,
  • Teaching tools include mannequins, slip-ons, hair wefts , rectangles, and profiles.
  • * 2011 , Ryan Rayston, The Quiet Sound of Disappearing , AuthorHouse, page 289,
  • 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.
  • * 2012 , , Milady Standard Cosmetology , page 556,
  • 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.
    Synonyms
    * (threads interlaced through the warp) woof * (yarn used for the threads interlaced through the warp) fill *

    Etymology 2

    Compare waif.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Something cast away; a waif.
  • * Spenser
  • a forlorn weft
    (Webster 1913)