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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.

Definition 2024

Weaver

Weaver

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English

Proper noun

Weaver

  1. An occupational surname​ for a weaver.
  2. A city in Alabama
  3. An unincorporated community in Minnesota
  4. A community in New Brunswick, Canada
  5. An unincorporated community in West Virginia
  6. A river in Cheshire, England

Derived terms

weaver

weaver

See also: Weaver

English

Noun

weaver ‎(plural weavers)

  1. One who weaves.
  2. A strand of material used in weaving.
    • 1988, Lyn Siler, The Basket Book: Over 30 Magnificent Baskets to Make and Enjoy
      To add a new weaver, simply soak a new one, slide one end under a rib (over the old weaver) and continue weaving with both of them until the old one runs out. […] If your weaver has dried, rewet it and weave several rows as in Diagram 26.
  3. Any bird in the family Ploceidae.
  4. An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus.

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