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Webster's English Dictionary

waft

v. t. [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. ()

But soft: who wafts us yonder? (Shak.)

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. ()

A gentle wafting to immortal life. (Milton.)

Speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul, And waft a sigh from Indus to the pole. (Pope.)

3. To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy. (Sir T. Browne.)

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v. i. To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float. ()

And now the shouts waft near the citadel. (Dryden.)

n. 1. A wave or current of wind. (Longfellow.)

In this dire season, oft the whirlwind's wing Sweeps up the burden of whole wintry plains In one wide waft. (Thomson.)

2. A signal made by waving something, as a flag, in the air. ()

3. An unpleasant flavor. ()

4. (Naut.) A knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag. ()

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