Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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weft

The threads or yarns in a fabric that cross the WARP and extend from selvage to selvage, i.e., the threads carried by the shuttle. The typical cloth is stronger, i.e., has a greater breaking strength, in the warp direction than in the weft. Also called "filling." (341 )




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