English Dictionary: 'woof' | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Woof \Woof\ (w[oomac]f), n. [OE. oof, AS. [omac]wef, [omac]web, [be]web; on, an, on + wef, web, fr. wefan to weave. The initial w is due to the influence of E. weave. See {On}, {Weave}, and cf. {Abb}.] 1. The threads that cross the warp in a woven fabric; the weft; the filling; the thread usually carried by the shuttle in weaving. 2. Texture; cloth; as, a pall of softest woof. --Pope. |