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weaver Definition


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weave1
verb wove, woven, weaving
    tr & intr
    1. To make (cloth or tapestry) in a loom, passing threads under and over the threads of a fixed warp; to interlace (threads) in this way.
      Thesaurus: criss-cross, interlace, intertwine, wreathe, mesh, spin, knot, braid, plait, twist.
    2. To depict something by weaving.
    3. To construct anything eg a basket or fence, by passing flexible strips in and out between fixed canes, etc; to make something by interlacing or intertwining.
    4a. To devise (a story or plot, etc);
      Thesaurus: contrive, fabricate, form, construct, compose, piece together, manufacture, create.
    4b. To work (details or facts, etc) into a story, etc.
    5. Said of a spider: to weave or spin (a web).
noun
    1. The pattern, compactness or texture of the weaving in a fabric.
Derivative: weaver
    Someone who weaves.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon wefian.



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