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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Weave

/(wēv)/ · IPA /wiːv/
01 v. t. 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, et…
imp. Wove; p. p. Woven; p. pr. & vb. n. Weaving; imp. & p. p. Weaved
  1. 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. 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.
02 v. i. To practice weaving; to work with a loom.
  1. 1.
    To practice weaving; to work with a loom.
  2. 2.
    To become woven or interwoven.
03 n. A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere weave.
  1. 1.
    A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere weave.