6 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}.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] This weaves itself, perforce, into my business. --Shak. [1913 Webster] That in their green shops weave the smooth-haired silk To deck her sons. --Milton. [1913 Webster] And for these words, thus woven into song. --Byron. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] When she weaved the sleided silk. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Her starry wreaths the virgin jasmin weaves. --Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Woven \Wov"en\, p. p. of {Weave}. [1913 Webster] {Woven paper}, or {Wove paper}, writing paper having an even, uniform surface, without watermarks. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: weave n : pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric v 1: interlace by or as it by weaving [syn: {interweave}] [ant: {unweave}] 2: create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles" [syn: {tissue}] 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" [syn: {wind}, {thread}, {meander}, {wander}] [also: {woven}, {wove}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: woven adj : made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole; "woven fabrics"; "woven baskets"; "the incidents woven into the story"; "folk songs woven into a symphony" [ant: {unwoven}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: woven See {weave} From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 26 Moby Thesaurus words for "woven": braided, enlaced, entwined, fretted, handwoven, interknit, interlaced, interthreaded, intertied, intertissued, intertwined, interwoven, knit, laced, loomed, plaited, platted, pleached, raddled, textile, twined, web-footed, webbed, webby, weblike, wreathed
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