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Webster 1913 Edition

Woof

Woof

(woōf)
,
Noun.
[OE.
oof
, AS.
ōwef
,
ōweb
,
āweb
;
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Woof

WOOF

,
Noun.
[Gr.]
1.
The threads that cross the warp in weaving; the weft.
2.
Texture; cloth; as a pall of softest woof.

Definition 2025

woof

woof

English

Noun

woof ‎(plural woofs)

  1. The set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle; weft.
  2. A fabric; the texture of a fabric.
    • 1803, Erasmus Darwin, The Temple of Nature, The Gutenberg Project, published 2008:
      O'er her fine waist the purfled woof descends;
Synonyms
  • (crosswise thread or yarn): weft
Translations

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

woof ‎(plural woofs)

  1. The sound a dog makes when barking.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Translations

Interjection

woof

  1. (humorous) Expression of strong physical attraction for someone.

Verb

woof ‎(third-person singular simple present woofs, present participle woofing, simple past and past participle woofed)

  1. To make a woofing sound.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 3

Acronym

woof

  1. (marketing) Well-off older folks.
  2. (agriculture) Work on organic farm.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -oːf

Verb

woof

  1. singular past indicative of wuiven

Etymology

From Middle English oof, owf, from Old English ōwef, āwef, from ō- ‎(“on”) +‎ wef ‎(“web”), from wefan ‎(“to weave”), from Proto-Germanic *webanan ‎(“to weave”), from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-, *wobʰ- ‎(“to weave, to lace together”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: wo͝of, IPA(key): /wʊf/
  • Rhymes: -ʊf

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