WEAVE

weave

(noun) pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric

weave, interweave

(verb) interlace by or as if by weaving

weave, tissue

(verb) create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; “tissue textiles”

waver, weave

(verb) sway from side to side

weave, wind, thread, meander, wander

(verb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

weave (third-person singular simple present weaves, present participle weaving, simple past weaved or wove, past participle weaved or (now colloquial and nonstandard) wove or woven)

To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.

To spin a cocoon or a web.

To unite by close connection or intermixture.

To compose creatively and intricately; to fabricate.

Noun

weave (plural weaves)

A type or way of weaving.

Human or artificial hair worn to alter one's appearance, either to supplement or to cover the natural hair.

Etymology 2

Verb

weave (third-person singular simple present weaves, present participle weaving, simple past and past participle weaved)

(intransitive) To move by turning and twisting.

(transitive) To make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side.

Source: Wiktionary

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Weave, v. t. [imp. Wove; p. p. Woven, Wove; p. pr. & vb. n. Weaving. The regular imp. & p. p. Weaved (, is rarely used.] Etym: [OE. weven, AS. wefan; akin to D. weven, G. weben, OHG. weban, Icel. vefa, Sw. väfva, Dan. væve, Gr. spider, lit., wool weaver. Cf. Waper, Waffle, Web, Weevil, Weft, Woof.]

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. This weaves itself, perforce, into my business. Shak. That in their green shops weave the smooth-haired silk To deck her sons. Milton. And for these words, thus woven into song. Byron.

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. When she weaved the sleided silk. Shak. Her starry wreaths the virgin jasmin weaves. Ld. Lytton.

Weave, v. i.

1. To practice weaving; to work with a loom.

2. To become woven or interwoven.

Weave, n.

Definition: A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere weave.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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