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   Weave

   /wēv/

   

   verb

   • 1. form (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" Similar entwinelaceworktwistknitinterlaceintertwineinterworkintertwistinterknittwist togethercrisscrossbraidtwineplait
   • ▪ interlace (threads) so as to form fabric: "some thick mohairs can be difficult to weave"
   • 2. make (a complex story or pattern) from a number of interconnected elements: "he weaves colourful, cinematic plots" Similar inventmake upfabricateput togetherconstructcreatecontrivespintellrecountrelatenarrateunfold
   • ▪ include an element in (a story or pattern): "interpretative comments are woven into the narrative"

   noun

   • 1. a particular style or manner in which something is woven: "scarlet cloth of a very fine weave"
   • 2. a 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"

   Word Origin Old Englishwefan, 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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