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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
weave
    n 1: pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
    v 1: interlace by or as if by weaving [syn: weave,
         interweave] [ant: unweave]
    2: create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric,
       such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles" [syn: weave,
       tissue]
    3: sway to and fro [syn: waver, weave]
    4: to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular
       course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path
       meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders
       through the entire body" [syn: weave, wind, thread,
       meander, wander]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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            This weaves itself, perforce, into my business.
                                                  --Shak.
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            That in their green shops weave the smooth-haired
            silk
            To deck her sons.                     --Milton.
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            And for these words, thus woven into song. --Byron.
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   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.
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            When she weaved the sleided silk.     --Shak.
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            Her starry wreaths the virgin jasmin weaves. --Ld.
                                                  Lytton.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Weave \Weave\, v. i.
   1. To practice weaving; to work with a loom.
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   2. To become woven or interwoven.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Weave \Weave\, n.
   A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere
   weave.
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Thesaurus Results for Weave:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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