'Weave' definitions:
Definition of 'weave'
From: WordNet
noun
Pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
verb
Interlace by or as if by weaving [syn: weave, interweave] [ant: unweave]
verb
Create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles" [syn: weave, tissue]
verb
Sway to and fro [syn: waver, weave]
verb
Definition of 'Weave'
From: GCIDE
- Weave \Weave\ (w[=e]v), v. t. [imp. Wove (w[=o]v); p. p. Woven (w[=o]v"'n), Wove; p. pr. & vb. n. Weaving. The regular imp. & p. p. Weaved (w[=e]vd), is rarely used.] [OE. weven, AS. wefan; akin to D. weven, G. weben, OHG. weban, Icel. vefa, Sw. v[aum]fva, Dan. v[ae]ve, Gr. "yfai`nein, v., "y`fos web, Skr. [=u]r[.n]av[=a]bhi 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]
Definition of 'Weave'
From: GCIDE
- Weave \Weave\, v. i.
- 1. To practice weaving; to work with a loom. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To become woven or interwoven. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Weave'
From: GCIDE
- Weave \Weave\, n. A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere weave. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'weave'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anatomy,
- arabesque,
- architectonics,
- architecture,
- arrangement,
- basketry,
- basketwork,
- braid,
- braiding,
- build,
- building,
- cancellation,
- careen,
- cloth,
- composition,
- conformation,
- constitution,
- construction,
- creation,
- cross-hatching,
- crossing-out,
- drapery,
- enlace,
- enlacement,
- entwine,
- entwinement,
- entwining,
- etoffe,
- fabric,
- fabrication,
- fashion,
- fashioning,
- feel,
- felt,
- filigree,
- finish,
- forging,
- form,
- format,
- formation,
- frame,
- fret,
- fretwork,
- getup,
- goods,
- grain,
- granular texture,
- grate,
- grating,
- grid,
- gridiron,
- grille,
- grillwork,
- hachure,
- hatching,
- indentation,
- interknit,
- interknitting,
- interlace,
- interlacement,
- interlacery,
- interlacing,
- intertexture,
- interthreading,
- intertie,
- intertieing,
- intertissue,
- intertwine,
- intertwinement,
- intertwining,
- intertwist,
- intertwisting,
- interweave,
- interweavement,
- interweaving,
- intort,
- knit,
- knitting,
- knub,
- lace,
- lacery,
- lacework,
- lacing,
- lattice,
- latticework,
- loom,
- loop,
- make,
- makeup,
- making,
- manufacture,
- mat,
- material,
- mesh,
- meshes,
- meshwork,
- mold,
- molding,
- nap,
- napery,
- net,
- netting,
- network,
- noose,
- nub,
- organic structure,
- organism,
- organization,
- pattern,
- patterning,
- physique,
- pile,
- pit,
- plait,
- plaiting,
- plan,
- pleach,
- plexure,
- plexus,
- pock,
- production,
- protuberance,
- raddle,
- rag,
- reticle,
- reticulation,
- reticule,
- reticulum,
- riddle,
- screen,
- screening,
- setup,
- shag,
- shape,
- shaping,
- sieve,
- silk,
- splice,
- stagger,
- structure,
- structuring,
- stuff,
- surface,
- surface texture,
- sway,
- swing,
- tectonics,
- textile,
- textile fabric,
- texture,
- tissu,
- tissue,
- tracery,
- trellis,
- trelliswork,
- twill,
- twine,
- twining,
- twist,
- twisting,
- wale,
- warp and woof,
- warpage,
- wattle,
- weaving,
- web,
- webbing,
- webwork,
- weft,
- weftage,
- wicker,
- wickerwork,
- wobble,
- woof,
- wool,
- wreathe,
- wreathing