weave Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
  2. verb interlace by or as if by weaving
    interweave.
  3. verb create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton
    tissue.
    • tissue textiles
  4. verb sway to and fro
    waver.
  5. verb to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
    wander; meander; thread; wind.
    • the river winds through the hills
    • the path meanders through the vineyards
    • sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body

WordNet

Weave transitive verb
Etymology
OE. weven, AS. wefan; akin to D. weven, G. weben, OHG. weban, Icel. vefa, Sw. väfva, Dan. væve, Gr. , v., web, Skr. ravabhi spider, lit., wool weaver. Cf. Waper, Waffle, Web, Weevil, Weft, Woof.
Wordforms
imperfect Wove ; past participle Woven Wove; present participle & verbal noun Weaving The regular imperfect & past participle Weaved is rarely used
Definitions
  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. Shak.
    That in their green shops weave the smooth-haired silk To deck her sons. Milton.
    And for these words, thus woven into song. Byron.
  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. Shak.
    Her starry wreaths the virgin jasmin weaves. Ld. Lytton.
Weave intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To practice weaving; to work with a loom.
  2. To become woven or interwoven.
Weave noun
Definitions
  1. A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere weave.

Webster 1913