weft

Example Sentences

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His prowess and his reputation were magnificent — a magnificent guy — just part of the warp and weft of all good music that came through there.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

The Greenlanders' cloth started out identical to the Icelanders' warp-dominant fabric but eventually shifted to  contain more threads in its weft than its warp.

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

Was she careless when she replaced the shuttle in the right-hand box or had there been a knot in the weft thread?

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson