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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Weave \Weave\, v. i.
   1. To practice weaving; to work with a loom.

   2. To become woven or interwoven.

Weave \Weave\, n.
   A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere
   weave.

Weave \Weave\, v. t. [imp. {Wove}; p. p. {Woven}, {Wove}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Weaving}. The regular imp. & p. p. {Weaved}, is
   rarely used.] [OE. weven, AS. wefan; akin to D. weven, G.
   weben, OHG. weban, Icel. vefa, Sw. v["a]fva, Dan. v[ae]ve,
   Gr. ?, v., ? web, Skr. ?r?av[=a]bhi 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.
                                                  --Shak.

            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.     --Shak.

            Her starry wreaths the virgin jasmin weaves. --Ld.
                                                  Lytton.

Source : WordNet®

weave
     n : pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
     [also: {woven}, {wove}]

weave
     v 1: interlace by or as it by weaving [syn: {interweave}] [ant: {unweave}]
     2: create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric,
        such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles" [syn: {tissue}]
     3: sway to and fro [syn: {waver}]
     4: to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular
        course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path
        meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout
        wanders through the entire body" [syn: {wind}, {thread}, {meander},
         {wander}]
     [also: {woven}, {wove}]
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