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WOVE
WEAVE
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
Verb
wove
simple past tense of weave
(now, colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of weave
Adjective
wove (not comparable)
(of paper) made on a mould of closely woven wire
Anagrams
• vowe
Source: Wiktionary
Wove,
Definition: p. pr. & rare vb. n. of Weave.
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
Word of the Day
17 November 2024
MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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