Wafted

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Waft \Waft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wafted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Wafting}.] [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. [Obs.]
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              But soft: who wafts us yonder?        --Shak.
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     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.
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              A gentle wafting to immortal life.    --Milton.
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              Speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul,
              And waft a sigh from Indus to the pole. --Pope.
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     3. To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy. [Obs.]
        --Sir T. Browne.
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     Note: This verb is regular; but waft was formerly som?times
           used, as by Shakespeare, instead of wafted.
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