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Webster 1913 Edition
Weave
Weave
(wēv)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp.
Wove
(wōv)
; p. p.
Woven
(wōv′’n)
, Wove
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Weaving
. The regular imp. & p. p.
Weaved
(wēvd)
, is rarely used.] 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
.; hence, to unite by close connection or intermixture; to unite intimately. weave
wool, silk, etcThis
weaves
itself, perforce, into my business. Shakespeare
That in their green shops
To deck her sons.
weave
the smooth-haired silkTo 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
; hence, to form into a fabric; to compose; to fabricate; weave
broadcloth; to weave a carpetas, to
. weave
the plot of a storyWhen she
weaved
the sleided silk. Shakespeare
Her starry wreaths the virgin jasmin
weaves
. Ld. Lytton.
Weave
,Verb.
I.
1.
To practice weaving; to work with a loom.
2.
To become woven or interwoven.
Weave
,Noun.
A particular method or pattern of weaving;
as, the cassimere
. weave
Webster 1828 Edition
Weave
WEAVE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To unite threads of any kind in such a manner as to form cloth. This is done by crossing the threads by means of a shuttle. The modes of weaving, and the kinds of texture, are various. The threads first laid in length are called the warp; those which cross them in the direction of the breadth, are called the weft or woof.2.
To unite any thing flexible; as, to weave twigs.3.
To unite by intermixture or close connection; as a form of religion woven into the civil government.4.
To interpose; to insert.This weaves itself perforce into my business.
WEAVE
,Verb.
I.