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wafture

[ wahf-cher, waf- ]

noun

  1. the act of wafting.
  2. something wafted:

    waftures of incense.



wafture

/ ˈwɑːftʃə; ˈwɒf- /

noun

  1. the act of wafting or waving
  2. anything that is wafted
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of wafture1

First recorded in 1595–1605; waft + -ure
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Example Sentences

Striped awnings had been affixed to each window, whose scalloped edges would flap in chance waftures of breeze, while the stout bunting above them changed the sunny rigors outside to a continual soothing gloom.

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And anon he sniffed with his nostrils for a scent of violets, for a wafture from the grave, which came not.

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In gentle waftures of sound the vast prelude arose, filling my soul with an eerie delight, and causing me to draw a deep, shuddering breath.

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For a moment Brunhild remained thoughtful, and then ordering the other pages out of the chamber with a wafture of her hand she addressed the one who had first come in.

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The Shape made answer none, But with stern wafture of its hand went angrier striding on, Shaking the earth with heavier steps.

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