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waft
noun
a light breeze
something (a scent or odor), such as a perfume, that is carried through the air
(
nautical
) a flag, (also called a waif), used to indicate wind direction
verb
to float easily and gently on the air
A breeze
wafted
through the open window and
wafted
her sensuous perfume to my eager nostrils . . .
Etymology:
(
rfe, Is the back formation from "wafter" plausible? Oxford ety dict. is the source; some refs point to possible Scandanavian root for word and also for obs. senses of waif
)
(
back-form, wafter, nodot=7
) (armed convoy ship), alteration of Middle English
waughter
, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German
wachter
(a guard), from
wachten
(to guard)
the current usage derives from the sense 'carried by water'. See waif
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