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weave

[weev] verb, wove or, especially for 5, 9, weaved; wo⋅ven or wove; weav⋅ing; noun
–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


3. contrive, fabricate, construct, compose. 4. insert, intermix, intermingle.
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Word Origin & History

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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