Pronounced: pro-LICKS, adj
Notes: Not a word I know, but a useful one
Yesterday’s word
The word weft is “the threads that run across the width of a woven fabric and are interlaced through the warp (the threads that run lengthwise)”
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 700s
Background / Comments
If you know about weaving, you probably recognized our word: I knew that that the two parts are the were the warp and weft (“weft” is also known as “woof”). Although I knew of the two parts, I often forget which are the “up and down” threads and which are the side-to-side threads. Our word comes from the Old English word wefta (weft).
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