# weft

> English word · Noun · IPA /wɛft/ · frequency rank #56,529

## Definitions
1. The horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
2. The yarn used for the weft; the fill.
3. A hair extension that is glued directly to a person′s natural hair.

## Etymology
From Middle English wefte, from Old English wefan (“to weave”), from Proto-West Germanic *weban, from Proto-Germanic *webaną. Equivalent to weave + -t (abstract nominal suffix).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/weft