weave : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: weave	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for weave
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
weave n pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric v interlace by or as if by weaving [syn: weave, interweave] Antonym(s): unweave create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles" Synonym(s): weave, tissue sway to and fro Synonym(s): waver, weave 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" Synonym(s): weave, wind, thread, meander, wander
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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[84]fva, Dan. v[91]ve, Gr. [?], v., [?] web, Skr. [?]r[?]av[be]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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weave \Weave\, v. i. 1. To practice weaving; to work with a loom. 2. To become woven or interwoven.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weave \Weave\, n. A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere weave.