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weave       (wēv)  Pronunciation Key  v.   wove (wōv), wo·ven (wō'vən), weav·ing, weaves v.   tr. To make (cloth) by interlacing the threads of the weft and the warp on a loom. To interlace (threads, for example) into cloth. To interweave or combine (elements) into a complex whole: wove the incidents into a story. To contrive (something complex or elaborate) in this way: weave a tale. To construct by interlacing or interweaving strips or strands of material: weave a basket. To interweave or combine (elements) into a complex whole: wove the incidents into a story. To contrive (something complex or elaborate) in this way: weave a tale. To introduce (another element) into a complex whole; work in: wove folk tunes into the symphony. To spin (a web, for example). 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. To engage in weaving; make cloth. To work at a loom. 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
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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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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