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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
waft \waft\, v. t. imp. p. p. wafted; p. pr. vb. n.
wafting. prob. originally imp. p. p. of wave, v. t. see
wave to waver.
1. to give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand
to; to beckon. obs.
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but soft: who wafts us yonder? --shak.
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2. to cause to move or go in a wavy manner, or by the impulse
of waves, as of water or air; to bear along on a buoyant
medium; as, a balloon was wafted over the channel.
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a gentle wafting to immortal life. --milton.
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speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul,
and waft a sigh from indus to the pole. --pope.
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3. to cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy. obs.
--sir t. browne.
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note: this verb is regular; but waft was formerly som?times
used, as by shakespeare, instead of wafted.
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see also:
wafted wafting wave
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