{
  "weft knit":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a knit fabric produced in machine or hand knitting with the yarns running crosswise or in a circle \u2014 compare warp knit":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1943, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110618",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "weftwise":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to the weft : running across the warp : crosswise":[
        "a weftwise design"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "weft entry 1 + -wise":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142924"
  },
  "weft fork":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": filling fork":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "weft entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144826"
  },
  "weft":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a filling thread or yarn in weaving":[],
      ": yarn used for the weft":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8weft"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "They were dappled, like the hues in nature, thanks to the unique weave of the textured and irregular fabric weft . \u2014 Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "But, far more pervasively, the races, large and small, form the weft that ties my life together through the years. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 4 Aug. 2020",
      "The weft method of installation involves using microbeads to attach tracks of hair to the client's head. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "The warp and weft are dyed separately, one with natural indigo, the other with persimmon. \u2014 Alexander Freeling, Robb Report , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "The Silky blush, an elegant powder embossed with the Herm\u00e8s name and with ribs that resemble the weft of Herm\u00e8s silk, comes in eight shades, from the pale Rose Abricot to the deep Rose Feu. \u2014 Linda Wells, Town & Country , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "Alternatively, a single weft of hair can be applied alone to a section of your real hair using the tape with a backing placed underneath to seal it in place. \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Allure , 7 Apr. 2020",
      "Playing on Kvadrat\u2019s skill in manufacturing wovens, Olivares used different tones within each mineral sample for the warp and weft of the fabric. \u2014 Pilar Viladas, Curbed , 12 Apr. 2018",
      "The online site offers bundles, meaning the hair is on a weft that can either be used for a sew-in weave or a wig, in addition to lace closures and frontals. \u2014 Lara Adekola, Allure , 2 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse veptr weft, Old English wefan to weave \u2014 more at weave":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200646"
  },
  "WEF":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "with effect from":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224321"
  }
}