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]
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]
Wove \Wove\, p. pr. & rare vb. n. of Weave. [1913 Webster]
Word Net
weave n : pattern of weaving or structure of a fabricVerb
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]
wove See weave
English
see weavedPronunciation
- /'wəʊv/
- Rhymes with: -əʊv
Verb
wove-
- She wove a beautiful basket out of reeds.
Translations
simple past of to weave
- Dutch: weefde, weefden
- Interlingua: texeva
- Spanish: tejía