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wafted
We have found lemma(root) word of wafted : waft.
Definitions
[wɑːft], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (with reference to a scent, sound, etc.) pass or cause to pass gently through the air
(e.g: the smell of stale fat wafted out from the cafe)
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Origin
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early 16th century (in the sense ‘escort a ship’): back-formation from obsolete wafter (used only by opponents of the practice) ‘armed convoy vessel’, from Low German, Dutch wachter, from wachten ‘to guard’. A sense ‘convey by water’ gave rise to the current use of the verb
[wɑːft], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a gentle movement of air
- a knotted ensign, garment, etc. displayed by a ship as a signal
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Origin
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early 16th century (in the sense ‘escort a ship’): back-formation from obsolete wafter (used only by opponents of the practice) ‘armed convoy vessel’, from Low German, Dutch wachter, from wachten ‘to guard’. A sense ‘convey by water’ gave rise to the current use of the verb
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