Weave /(wēv)/

Weave

v. t.

imp. Wove; p. p. Woven; p. pr. & vb. n. Weaving; imp. & p. p. Weaved

  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.
    That in their green shops weave the smooth-haired silk To deck her sons.
    And for these words, thus woven into song.
  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.
    Her starry wreaths the virgin jasmin weaves.
    — Ld. Lytton.

Weave

v. i.
  1. To practice weaving; to work with a loom.
  2. To become woven or interwoven.

Weave

n.
  1. A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere weave.