weave1

 
Pronunciation: /wiːv/

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
  • form (thread) into fabric in this way: 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