Weft vs Waft - What's the difference?
weft | waft |
(weaving) The horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
* 1964 February 6, Kurt Greenwood, New looms that streamline weaving'', '' ,
* 1979 , Eric Broudy, The Book of Looms: A History of the Handloom from Ancient Times to the Present ,
* 1993 , Anni Albers, On Weaving , note on Plate 17,
(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,
* 2011 , Ryan Rayston, The Quiet Sound of Disappearing , AuthorHouse,
* 2012 , , Milady Standard Cosmetology ,
(ergative) To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air.
* A breeze came in through the open window and wafted her sensuous perfume into my eager nostrils.
* 1922 , (James Joyce), Chapter 13
* 1914 , Hugh G. Evelyn-White’s translation of Hymn to Aphrodite from the .[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0138%3Ahymn%3D6]
To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
* Dryden
To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.
* Shakespeare
A light breeze.
Something (a scent or odor), such as a perfume, that is carried through the air.
* 1908 ,
* 2010 September, "The SLM'' Calendar", , ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 170:
(nautical) A flag, (also called a waif or wheft), used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal.
As nouns the difference between weft and waft
is that weft is the horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric while waft is a light breeze.As a verb waft is
to (cause to) float easily or gently through the air.weft
English
(wikipedia weft)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)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).
page 81,
- Other techniques for shaping included angling one or both loom bars, adding extra wefts , or adjusting warp tension.
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.
page 135,
- Teaching tools include mannequins, slip-ons, hair wefts , rectangles, and profiles.
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.
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.waft
English
Verb
(en verb)- Through the open window of the church the fragrant incense was wafted and with it the fragrant names of her who was conceived without stain of original sin…
- There the moist breath of the western wind wafted her over the waves of the loud-moaning sea in soft foam, and there the gold-filleted Hours welcomed her joyously.
- And now the shouts waft near the citadel.
- But soft: who wafts us yonder?
Noun
(en noun)- Meanwhile, the wafts from his old home pleaded, whispered, conjured, and finally claimed him imperiously.
- Patrol Magazine says of this Oxford, Miss., band: "Guitars are responsible for every noise in Colour Revolt's mix—not a single note of piano, waft of synthesizer, or evidence of electronic tampering are to be found."
