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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 followed 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, especially 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.
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noun
10.
a pattern of or method for interlacing yarns.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English weven, Old English wefan; cognate with German weben, Old Norse vefa; see web
before 900; Middle English weven, Old English wefan; cognate with German weben, Old Norse vefa; see web
Related forms
out·weave, verb (used with object), -wove, -wo·ven, or -wove, -weav·ing.
re·weave, verb, -wove, -wo·ven or -wove, -weav·ing.
Synonyms
3. contrive, fabricate, construct, compose. 4. insert, intermix, intermingle.
3. contrive, fabricate, construct, compose. 4. insert, intermix, intermingle.
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Word Origin & History
weave
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
EXPANDsense 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.
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