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

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

Everything happened too fast—a bobbin of weft thread lasted hardly five minutes before it had to be replaced—and it was painfully deafening.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson