| 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. väfva, Dan. væve, Gr. "yfai`nein, v., "y`fos web, Skr. ūr&nsdot_;avābhi 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 ] |
| Weaver | n. 1. One who weaves, or whose occupation is to weave. “Weavers of linen.” P. Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Zool.) A weaver bird. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Zool.) An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus. See Whirling. [ 1913 Webster ]
Weaver bird (Zool.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic, Fast Indian, and African birds belonging to Ploceus and allied genera of the family Ploceidae. Weaver birds resemble finches and sparrows in size, colors, and shape of the bill. They construct pensile nests composed of interlaced grass and other similar materials. In some of the species the nest is retort-shaped, with the opening at the bottom of the tube. --
Weavers' shuttle (Zool.), an East Indian marine univalve shell (Radius volva); -- so called from its shape. See Illust. of Shuttle shell, under Shuttle. [ 1913 Webster ]
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