the weft

noun [S]

/weft/ specialized

Definition

› the threads that go across the length of a piece of cloth or a loom (= a special frame for making cloth) → Compare warp nounGeneral words for textiles

(Definition of the weft noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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