Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Weaver \Weav"er\, n.
   1. One who weaves, or whose occupation is to weave. ``Weavers
      of linen.'' --P. Plowman.

   2. (Zo["o]l.) A weaver bird.

   3. (Zo["o]l.) An aquatic beetle of the genus {Gyrinus}. See
      {Whirling}.

   {Weaver bird} (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
      Asiatic, Fast Indian, and African birds belonging to
      {Ploceus} and allied genera of the family {Ploceid[ae]}.
      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} (Zo["o]l.), an East Indian marine univalve
      shell ({Radius volva}); -- so called from its shape. See
      Illust. of {Shuttle shell}, under {Shuttle}.