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Weft

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pickverbA tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
woofnoun(weaving) The set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp; the weft.
fillingnounOf food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach.

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woofnoun(weaving) The set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp; the weft.
pickverbA tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
fillingnounOf food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach.
ikatnoun(often attributive) Traditional Indonesian decorative technique in which warp or weft threads, or both, are tie-dyed before weaving.
weaveverb(transitive) To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
threadnounA cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework.
screennounA physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
twiningnounThat twines.
frameworknoun(software engineering) A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.
fabricnounA material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.
blueprintnoun(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).
framenoun(transitive) To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
backdropnounThe setting or background of an acted performance.
outlinenounA general description of some subject.
backbonenoun(countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
patternnounModel, example.
plotnoun(narratology) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
storylinenoun(literature) The plot of a story.
gridnounA system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.
webnounThe silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.

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