weft

Pronunciation: /wɛft/

The English word “weft” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

The horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
The yarn used for the weft; the fill.
A hair extension that is glued directly to a person′s natural hair.

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).

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