weft

Example Sentences

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Holding a heddle rod to separate the warp threads, she draws the continuous horizontal weft thread in and out of one or more warp threads.

From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2022

They were dappled, like the hues in nature, thanks to the unique weave of the textured and irregular fabric weft.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2022

The samurai weaved kudzu in the weft of their elegant garments.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2021

Revealed in this warp and weft is the overlap in the behavioral patterns of humans and wolves, as well as the limits of language.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2021

Before the noon break of the next day, a flying shuttle had grazed the girl’s shoulder, and she had let the shuttle run out of weft, ruining several inches of cloth.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson