Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - waft
Waft
waft
v. & n. --v.tr. & intr. convey or travel easily as through air or over water; sweep smoothly and lightly along. --n. 1 (usu. foll. by of) a whiff or scent. 2 a transient sensation of peace, joy, etc. 3 (also weft) Naut. a distress signal, e.g. an ensign rolled or knotted or a garment flown in the rigging. Etymology: orig. 'convoy (ship etc.)', back-form. f. obs. waughter, wafter armed convoy-ship, f. Du. or LG wachter f. wachten to guard
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from past participle of Middle English (northern dialect) waffen, by-form of Middle English waven to wave Date: 15th century intransitive verb to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium , transitive verb to cause to move or go lightly by or as if by the impulse of wind or waves, ~er noun II. noun Date: 1607 something (as an odor) that is ~ed ; whiff, a slight breeze ; puff, the act of waving, a pennant or flag used to signal or to show wind direction ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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