WEFT Meaning of WEFT in English 1. n.1 a the threads woven across a warp to make fabric. b yarn for these. c a thing woven. 2 filling-strips in basket-weaving. Etymology: OE weft(a) f. Gmc: rel. to WEAVE(1) 2.var. of WAFT n. 3. Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012