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WEFT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

Synonyms:

filling; pick; weft; woof

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("weft" is a kind of...):

thread; yarn (a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving)

Holonyms ("weft" is a part of...):

weave (pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric)

Holonyms ("weft" is a substance of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

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