weft

Meanings

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

1. Alternative spelling of waif.

1. Acronym of wing(s), engine(s), fuselage(s), tail(s), a mnemonic for airplane identification, of most the most identifiable parts of the aeroplane, that can be used to distinguish one aircraft from another.

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).