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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.]
[OE.
weven
, AS.
wefan
; akin to D.
weven
, G.
weben
, OHG.
weban
, Icel.
vefa
, Sw.
väfva
, Dan.
væve
, Gr.
ὑφαίνειν
, v.,
ὕφοσ
web, Skr.
ūrṇavābhi
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.
Shakespeare
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.
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.
pret. wove; pp. woven, wove. The regular form, weaved, is rarely or never used. [G., Gr.]
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.
To practice weaving; to work with a loom.