Its weft is a rich one, deriving from the poet's wide-ranging contacts with literature, history and reality. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature 1992 - Press Release] Reference
Applying the weft is a serious uncommon skill which adds to the cost of the hair. From Wordnik.com. [Vanguard News] Reference
A word for the uninitiated...warping the loom means putting the yarn on the loom so you can weave with what's called the weft yarn. From Wordnik.com. [June 2008] Reference
Here the woof has been taken once to and fro; a movement called a weft or a course, one way only, goes by the name of a half pass or a shoot. From Wordnik.com. [Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving] Reference
TrIochadh mbodhahach, now called weft Barryroe in Carbury in the County ox Corke, the an - cient Eftate of the O Cobhtaigh or Cowhigs, & of the O Fichio - ilaWh, or Fields. From Wordnik.com. [Focalóir gaoidhilge-sax-bhéarla, or An Irish-English dictionary. Whereof the Irish part hath been compiled not only from various Irish vocabularies, particularly that of Mr. Edward Lhuyd; but also from a great variety of the best Irish manuscripts now extant ..] Reference
The best she can do is to produce warp and weft stripes. From Wordnik.com. [The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir] Reference
The throwing of the weft or filling by means of a shuttle. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
The weft is almost always taken in horizontal lines to and fro. From Wordnik.com. [Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving] Reference
Patronage was the weft of Roman society (where the warp was gran). From Wordnik.com. [Two For The Lions]
The joined weft will last as long as any other part of the weaving. From Wordnik.com. [Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving] Reference
As a result the adjustment of warp and weft is more or less disturbed. From Wordnik.com. [Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900] Reference
Heroic literature is only one thread in the weft of medieval literature. From Wordnik.com. [Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature] Reference
The warp and weft are woven evenly and produce a beautiful natural luster. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
In this way the pupil can examine both the filling (weft) and warp threads. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
A comb is necessary for pressing down the weft whilst the work is in progress. From Wordnik.com. [Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving] Reference
= Plain, lustrous silk, yarn dyed, with warp of one color, and weft of another. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
Moreover the weft may be composed of one strand or of several strands together. From Wordnik.com. [Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving] Reference
For packing down a long line, much more play of weft is required than for a short one. From Wordnik.com. [Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving] Reference
= Silk warp, wool weft, fine twilled cloth; originally made in black only for mourning. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
The beating up of the weft left in the shed by the shuttle to the cloth already formed. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
The thoroughness of this packing down of the weft is for several reasons very important. From Wordnik.com. [Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving] Reference
Now, as orders are filled, we can switch weft yarns or patterns with a minimum of difficulty. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Also the mechanism for effecting the elevation and release of the weft, substantially as described. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American, Volume 17, No. 26 December 28, 1867 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures.] Reference
If we now treat a few threads of the weft in the same manner, a similar change of color takes place. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 530, February 27, 1886] Reference
In drawn work the question is how to treat the remaining warp threads after the weft has been withdrawn. From Wordnik.com. [Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving] Reference
The name is also applied to a variety of dress goods woven with a wild silk warp and a fine worsted weft. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
Thou weft fully capable, O regenerate one, of protecting my spouse whose disposition by nature, is sinful. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18] Reference
This is partly because of the relatively complex mechanism by which automatic weft replenishment is achieved. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
I saw the whole pattern, the warp and weft of it — then my head grew light and cold, and my eyes felt empty of sight. From Wordnik.com. [The Praise Singer]
Men's heads were the weights, but men's entrails were the warp and weft, a sword was the shuttle, and the reels were arrows. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor] Reference
Also a mechanism substantially as set forth for "knocking off" the weft raising mechanism when a piece of weft is presented. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American, Volume 17, No. 26 December 28, 1867 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures.] Reference
Mungoes of the best quality are used in the low fancy tweed trade, in both warp and weft, but chiefly in union and backed fabrics. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
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