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WEAVING
weaving
(noun) creating fabric
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
weaving (countable and uncountable, plural weavings)
(uncountable) The process of making woven material on a loom.
(countable) A piece of such material.
(countable) An unsteady motion back and forth.
Verb
weaving
present participle of weave
gerund of weave
Source: Wiktionary
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.
2. (Far.)
Definition: 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.
WEAVE
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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