weft

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The very warp and weft of language are clichés, worn metaphors, secondhand phrases copied so often that their lack of originality, of idiosyncrasy, is what allows them to have communicative power.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2023

Flood stories live in the warp and weft of legends and religions and nations — Gilgamesh, Noah, the Greeks and Aztecs, the Norse and Native Americans.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

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

Entanglement, then, may undergird the structure of space itself, forming the warp and weft that give rise to the geometry of the world.

From Scientific American • Jan. 18, 2022

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