WEAVER

weaver, weaverbird, weaver finch

(noun) finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests

weaver

(noun) a craftsman who weaves cloth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Weaver

An occupational surname for a weaver.

A city in Alabama

An unincorporated community in Minnesota

A community in New Brunswick, Canada

An unincorporated community in West Virginia

A river in Cheshire, England

Etymology

Noun

weaver (plural weavers)

One who weaves.

A strand of material used in weaving.

A weaverbird.

An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus.

Certain fish of the family Pinguipedidae

Source: Wiktionary


Weav"er, n.

1. One who weaves, or whose occupation is to weave. "Weavers of linen." P. Plowman.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A weaver bird.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus. See Whirling. Weaver bird (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic, Fast Indian, and African birds belonging to Ploceus and allied genera of the family Ploceidæ. Weaver birds resemble finches and sparrows in size, colors, and shape of the bill. They construct pensile nests composed of interlaced grass and other similar materials. In some of the species the nest is retort-shaped, with the opening at the bottom of the tube.

РWeavers' shuttle (Zo̦l.), an East Indian marine univalve shell (Radius volva); -- so called from its shape. See Illust. of Shuttle shell, under Shuttle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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