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Webster 1913 Edition
Weaver
Weav′er
,Noun.
1.
One who weaves, or whose occupation is to weave.
“Weavers of linen.” P. Plowman.
2.
(Zool.)
A weaver bird.
3.
(Zool.)
An aquatic beetle of the genus
Gyrinus
. See Whirling
. Weaver bird
(Zool.)
, any one of numerous species of Asiatic, Fast Indian, and African birds belonging to
– Ploceus
and allied genera of the family Ploceidae
. 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. Weavers’ shuttle
(Zool.)
, an East Indian marine univalve shell (
Radius volva
); – so called from its shape. See Illust. of Shuttle shell
, under Shuttle
.Webster 1828 Edition
Weaver
WEAVER
,Noun.
1.
One who weaves; one whose occupation is to weave.2.
The common name of the genus Ploceus, of several species, natives of Africa and the East Indies; so called because they construct curious and often pensile nests, by interweaving twigs and fibers.