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weave
[weev] Pronunciation Key verb, wove or, esp. for 5, 9, weaved; wo·ven or wove; weav·ing; noun
[weev] Pronunciation Key verb, wove or, esp. for 5, 9, weaved; wo·ven or wove; weav·ing; noun –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
–noun
| 1. | to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material. |
| 2. | to form by interlacing threads, yarns, strands, or strips of some material: to weave a basket; to weave cloth. |
| 3. | to form by combining various elements or details into a connected whole: to weave a tale; to weave a plan. |
| 4. | to introduce as an element or detail into a connected whole (usually fol. by in or into): She wove an old folk melody into her latest musical composition. |
| 5. | to direct or move along in a winding or zigzag course; move from side to side, esp. to avoid obstructions: to weave one's way through traffic. |
| 6. | to form or construct something, as fabric, by interlacing threads, yarns, strips, etc. |
| 7. | to compose a connected whole by combining various elements or details. |
| 8. | to be or become formed or composed from the interlacing of materials or the combining of various elements: The yarn wove into a beautiful fabric. |
| 9. | to move or proceed in a winding course or from side to side: dancers weaving in time to the music. |
| 10. | a pattern of or method for interlacing yarns. |
—Synonyms 3. contrive, fabricate, construct, compose. 4. insert, intermix, intermingle.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| weave
(wēv) Pronunciation Key
v. wove (wōv), wo·ven (wō'vən), weav·ing, weaves v. tr.
v. intr.
n. The pattern, method of weaving, or construction of a fabric: a twill weave; a loose weave. [Middle English weven, from Old English wefan; see webh- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
weave (v.)
weave (v.)
O.E. wefan "form by interlacing yarn" (class V strong verb; past tense wæf, pp. wefen), from P.Gmc. *webanan (cf. O.N. vefa, M.L.G., M.Du., Du. weven, O.H.G. weban, Ger. weben "to weave"), from PIE *webh-/*wobh- (cf. Skt. ubhnati "he laces together," Pers. baftan "to weave," Gk. hyphe "web"). Extended sense of "combine into a whole" is from 1380; meaning "go by twisting and turning" is first found 1596. Sense in boxing is from 1818. The noun meaning "method or pattern of weaving" is from 1888.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| weave | |
noun | |
| 1. | pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric |
verb | |
| 1. | interlace by or as if by weaving [ant: unweave] |
| 2. | create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles" |
| 3. | sway to and fro [syn: waver] |
| 4. | to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Weave
Wa"fer\, n. [OE. wafre, OF. waufre, qaufre, F. qaufre; of Teutonic origin; cf. LG. & D. wafel, G. waffel, Dan. vaffel, Sw. v[*a]ffla; all akin to G. wabe a honeycomb, OHG. waba, being named from the resemblance to a honeycomb. G. wabe is probably akin to E. weave. See Weave, and cf. Waffle, Gauffer.]1. (Cookery) A thin cake made of flour and other ingredients. Wafers piping hot out of the gleed. --Chaucer. The curious work in pastry, the fine cakes, wafers, and marchpanes. --Holland. A woman's oaths are wafers -- break with making --B. Jonson. 2. (Eccl.) A thin cake or piece of bread (commonly unleavened, circular, and stamped with a crucifix or with the sacred monogram) used in the Eucharist, as in the Roman Catholic Church. 3. An adhesive disk of dried paste, made of flour, gelatin, isinglass, or the like, and coloring matter, -- used in sealing letters and other documents. Wafer cake, a sweet, thin cake. --Shak. Wafer irons, or Wafer tongs (Cookery), a pincher-shaped contrivance, having flat plates, or blades, between which wafers are baked. Wafer woman, a woman who sold wafer cakes; also, one employed in amorous intrigues. --Beau. & Fl.
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Weave
Weave\, v. t. [imp. Wove; p. p. Woven, Wove; p. pr. & vb. n. Weaving. The regular imp. & p. p. Weaved, is rarely used.] [OE. weven, AS. wefan; akin to D. weven, G. weben, OHG. weban, Icel. vefa, Sw. v["a]fva, Dan. v[ae]ve, Gr. ?, v., ? web, Skr. ?r?av[=a]bhi spider, lit., wool weaver. Cf. Waper, Waffle, Web, Weevil, Weft, Woof.]1. To unite, as threads of any kind, in such a manner as to form a texture; to entwine or interlace into a fabric; as, to weave wool, silk, etc.; hence, to unite by close connection or intermixture; to unite intimately. This weaves itself, perforce, into my business. --Shak. That in their green shops weave the smooth-haired silk To deck her sons. --Milton. And for these words, thus woven into song. --Byron. 2. To form, as cloth, by interlacing threads; to compose, as a texture of any kind, by putting together textile materials; as, to weave broadcloth; to weave a carpet; hence, to form into a fabric; to compose; to fabricate; as, to weave the plot of a story. When she weaved the sleided silk. --Shak. Her starry wreaths the virgin jasmin weaves. --Ld. Lytton.
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Weave
Weave\, v. i. 1. To practice weaving; to work with a loom. 2. To become woven or interwoven.
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