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weave

  [weev] verb, wove or, especially for 5, 9, weaved; wo⋅ven or wove; weav⋅ing; noun
Use weave in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
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.
–verb (used without object)
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.
–noun
10. a pattern of or method for interlacing yarns.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME weven, OE wefan; c. G weben, ON vefa; see web

Synonyms:
3. contrive, fabricate, construct, compose. 4. insert, intermix, intermingle.
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weave   (wēv)   
v.   wove (wōv), wo·ven (wō'vən), weav·ing, weaves

v.   tr.
    1. To make (cloth) by interlacing the threads of the weft and the warp on a loom.
    2. To interlace (threads, for example) into cloth.
    3. To interweave or combine (elements) into a complex whole: wove the incidents into a story.
    4. To contrive (something complex or elaborate) in this way: weave a tale.
  2. To construct by interlacing or interweaving strips or strands of material: weave a basket.
    1. To interweave or combine (elements) into a complex whole: wove the incidents into a story.
    2. To contrive (something complex or elaborate) in this way: weave a tale.
  4. To introduce (another element) into a complex whole; work in: wove folk tunes into the symphony.
  5. To spin (a web, for example).
  6. past tense weaved To make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side: weaved our way through the heavy traffic.
v.   intr.
    1. To engage in weaving; make cloth.
    2. To work at a loom.
  2. past tense weaved To move in and out or sway from side to side.
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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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.

Weave

Weave\, v. i. 1. To practice weaving; to work with a loom.

2. To become woven or interwoven.

Weave

Weave\, n. A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere weave.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : weave
Spanish: tejer; trenzar,
German: weben,
Japanese: 織る
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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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