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Pronunciation: /wiːv/

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Definition of weave

verb (past wove /wəʊv/; past participle woven /ˈwəʊv(ə)n/ or wove)

[with object]

1form (fabric or a fabric item) by interlacing long threads passing in one direction with others at a right angle to them:textiles woven from linen or wool (as noun weaving)cotton spinning and weaving was done in mills (as adjective woven)woven shawls
interlace (threads) so as to form fabric:some thick mohairs can be difficult to weave

2make (a complex story or pattern) from a number of interconnected elements:he weaves colourful, cinematic plots
(weave something into) include an element in (such a story or pattern):interpretative comments are woven into the narrative

noun

1 [usually with adjective] a particular style or manner in which something is woven:cloth of a very fine weave

2a hairstyle created by weaving pieces of real or artificial hair into a person’s existing hair, typically in order to increase its length or thickness:trailers show him with dyed blond hair and, in one scene, a flowing blond weave

Origin:

Old English wefan, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek huphē 'web' and Sanskrit ūrṇavābhi 'spider', literally 'wool-weaver'. The current noun sense dates from the late 19th century

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