weave

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: interweavetissuewaverwindthreadmeanderwander

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric

Verb (4)

  1. interlace by or as if by weavingSynonyms: interweave
  2. create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton“tissue textiles”Synonyms: tissue
  3. sway to and froSynonyms: 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”Synonyms: windthreadmeanderwander
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Weave \Weave\ (w[=e]v), v. t. [imp. Wove (w[=o]v); p. p. Woven (w[=o]v"'n), Wove; p. pr. & vb. n. Weaving. The regular imp. & p. p. Weaved (w[=e]vd), is rarely used.] [OE. weven, AS. wefan; akin to D. weven, G. weben, OHG. weban, Icel. vefa, Sw. v[aum]fva, Dan. v[ae]ve, Gr. "yfai`nein, v., "y`fos web, Skr. [=u]r[.n]av[=a]bhi spider, lit., wool weaver. Cf. Waper, Waffle, Web, Weevil, Weft, Woof.] [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

This weaves itself, perforce, into my business.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
That in their green shops weave the smooth-haired silk To deck her sons.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
And for these words, thus woven into song.— Byron.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

When she weaved the sleided silk.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
Her starry wreaths the virgin jasmin weaves.— Ld. Lytton.[1913 Webster]
Weave \Weave\, v. i.

1.To practice weaving; to work with a loom. [1913 Webster]

2.To become woven or interwoven. [1913 Webster]

Weave \Weave\, n. A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere weave. [1913 Webster]
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