weave
[ weev ]
/ wiv /
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verb (used with object), wove or, especially for 5, weaved; wo·ven or wove; weav·ing.
verb (used without object), wove or, especially for 9, weaved; wo·ven or wove; weav·ing.
noun
a pattern of or method for interlacing yarns.
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Origin of weave
before 900; Middle English weven,Old English wefan; cognate with German weben,Old Norse vefa;see web
OTHER WORDS FROM weave
outweave, verb (used with object), out·wove, out·wo·ven, or out·wove, out·weav·ing.re·weave, verb, re·wove, re·wo·ven or re·wove, re·weav·ing.Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for weave
weave
/ (wiːv) /
verb weaves, weaving, wove, weaved, woven or weaved
noun
the method or pattern of weaving or the structure of a woven fabric
Derived forms of weave
weaving, nounWord Origin for weave
Old English wefan; related to Old High German weban, Old Norse vefa, Greek hyphos, Sanskrit vābhis; compare web, weevil, wasp
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