1. the act of waving or a waving motion
Usage: archaic; literary
2. something that is waved, especially as a signal
Usage: archaic; literary

Examples

• The knight acknowledged the crowd with a gentle wafture of his banner.
• She gave a graceful wafture of her handkerchief from the balcony.
• The captain’s wafture directed the ship toward the harbor.
• With a simple wafture, he dismissed the servants.
• The queen’s wafture silenced the assembled courtiers.