weave
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[edit] Etymology 1
Old English wefan. Cognate with Dutch weven, German weben, Swedish väva.
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to weave (third-person singular simple present weaves, present participle weaving, simple past wove, past participle woven)
- To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
- This loom weaves yarn into sweaters.
- To spin a cocoon or a web.
- Spiders weave beautiful but deadly webs.
[edit] Translations
to form something by passing strands of material over and under one another
to spin a cocoon or a web
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[edit] Noun
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weave (plural weaves)
- A type or way of weaving.
- That rug has a very tight weave.
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a type or way of weaving
[edit] Etymology 2
Probably from Old Norse veifa ‘move around, wave’, related to Latin vibrare.
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to weave (third-person singular simple present weaves, present participle weaving, simple past and past participle weaved)
- To make or move by turning and twisting.
- The ambulance had to weave its way through traffic to reach the accident.
- To make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side.
- The ambulance weaved its way through the heavy traffic.
[edit] Translations
to weave
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[edit] References
- weave in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- weave in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
