weft

wɛft

Definition

Definition of weft - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

hairdressing

Rare

hair extension glued to natural hair

Rare

She added a weft for extra volume.

extension

hairpiece

textile weaving

TECH.

crosswise threads on a loom over and under the warp

TECH.

The weft threads are visible as the horizontal lines in the fabric..

filling

woof

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Images of weft

hair extension glued to natural hair
crosswise threads on a loom over and under the warp

Expressions with weft

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weft yarn

crosswise thread in woven cloth that passes over and under lengthwise threads

The artisan chose a thicker weft yarn to create texture.

Origin of weft

Old English, wefan (to weave)

Terms with weft included in their meaning

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plain weave

textile

basic weave with alternating weft and warp threads

bias

textiles

diagonal line between warp and weft in fabric

shoot

weaving

weft thread in weaving

balloon net

textile

woven lace with twisted weft threads

chambray

clothing material

light plain-weave cloth with colored warp, white weft, for casual wear

Examples of weft in a sentence

She carefully selected a weft to match her hair color.
The weft is woven through the warp to create the fabric.
Artisans carefully select the weft for its color and texture.

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French:rajout, trame, ...
German:Haarverlängerung, Schussfaden, ...
Italian:ciocca, trama, ...
Spanish:postizo, trama, ...
Portuguese:extensão, trama, ...
Chinese:发帘, 纬线, ...
Japanese:ヘアエクステ, 横糸, ...
Arabic:وَصْلَة شَعْر, لَحْمَة, ...
Hebrew:תּוֹסֶפֶת שֵׂעָר, אֶרֶג, ...
Russian:трессы, уток, ...
Ukrainian:треса, уток, ...
Hindi:वेफ्ट, बाना, ...
Bengali:চুলের এক্সটেনশন, পাট, ...
Catalan:trama, teixit, ...
Czech:vlasový pás, útek, ...
Danish:hårextension, islæt, ...
Dutch:haarstuk, inslag, ...
Greek:τούφα, υφάδι, ...
Hungarian:hajtressz, vetülék, ...
Khmer:សក់បន្ថែម, សរសៃប៉ាក់, ...
Korean:헤어 익스텐션, 씨실, ...
Persian:افزونه مویی, پود, ...
Polish:przedłużenie, wątek, ...
Portuguese (BR):aplique, trama, ...
Romanian:extensie de păr, băteală, ...
Swedish:hårträns, inslag, ...
Thai:ผมต่อ, ด้ายพุ่ง, ...
Turkish:postiş, atkı, ...
Vietnamese:mối nối tóc, sợi ngang, ...

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