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   waft

   /wɒft/

   verb

   • 1. (with reference to a scent, sound, etc.) pass or cause to pass gently through the air: "the smell of stale fat wafted out from the cafe" Similar driftfloatglidewhirltravelbe carriedbe bornebe conveyedbe transportedconveytransporttransmitcarrybearblowpuff
   • ▪ move with a gliding motion: "models wafted down the catwalk in filmy organza skirts"

   noun

   • 1. a gentle movement of air.
   • ▪ a scent carried in the air: "from the kitchen comes a waft of roasting meat"
   • 2. a knotted ensign, garment, etc. displayed by a ship as a signal. historical

   Word Origin 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.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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