Weaving,

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Weave \Weave\ (w[=e]v), v. t. [imp. {Wove} (w[=o]v); p. p.
     {Woven} (w[=o]v"'n), {Wove}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weaving}. The
     regular imp. & p. p. {Weaved} (w[=e]vd), is rarely used.]
     [OE. weven, AS. wefan; akin to D. weven, G. weben, OHG.
     weban, Icel. vefa, Sw. v[aum]fva, Dan. v[ae]ve, Gr.
     "yfai`nein, v., "y`fos web, Skr. [=u]r[.n]av[=a]bhi spider,


     lit., wool weaver. Cf. {Waper}, {Waffle}, {Web}, {Weevil},
     {Weft}, {Woof}.]
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     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.
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              This weaves itself, perforce, into my business.
                                                    --Shak.
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              That in their green shops weave the smooth-haired
              silk
              To deck her sons.                     --Milton.
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              And for these words, thus woven into song. --Byron.
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     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.
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              When she weaved the sleided silk.     --Shak.
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              Her starry wreaths the virgin jasmin weaves. --Ld.
                                                    Lytton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Weaving \Weav"ing\, n.
     1. The act of one who, or that which, weaves; the act or art
        of forming cloth in a loom by the union or intertexture of
        threads.
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     2. (Far.) An incessant motion of a horse's head, neck, and
        body, from side to side, fancied to resemble the motion of
        a hand weaver in throwing the shuttle. --Youatt.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  weaving
       adj : walking unsteadily; "a stqaggering gait" [syn: {lurching}, {stumbling},
              {staggering}]
       n : creating fabric

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  61 Moby Thesaurus words for "weaving":
     arabesque, basketry, basketwork, cancellation, cross-hatching,
     crossing-out, entwining, filigree, fret, fretwork, grate, grating,
     grid, gridiron, grille, grillwork, hachure, hatching,
     interlacement, interlacing, intertexture, intertwinement,
     intertwining, interweaving, lace, lacery, lacework, lacing,
     lattice, latticework, mesh, meshes, meshwork, net, netting,
     network, plexure, plexus, raddle, reticle, reticulation, reticule,
     reticulum, riddle, screen, screening, sieve, texture, tissue,
     tracery, trellis, trelliswork, twining, wattle, weave, web,
     webbing, webwork, weft, wicker, wickerwork