weave

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishweven(“to weave”),fromOld Englishwefan(“to weave”),fromProto-West Germanic*weban,fromProto-Germanic*webaną,fromProto-Indo-European*webʰ-(“to weave, braid”).

Cognates:
Cognate withSaterland Frisianweeuwe,West Frisianweve,Dutchweven,Germanweben,Danishvæve,Swedishväva,Norwegian Nynorskveva,Icelandicvefa.

Verb

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weave(third-person singular simple presentweaves,present participleweaving,simple pastwoveorweaved,past participlewovenorweavedor(now colloquial and nonstandard)wove)

  1. To form something by passing lengths orstrandsofmaterialover and under one another.
    This loomweavesyarn into sweaters.
  2. Tospinacocoonor aweb.
    Spidersweavebeautiful but deadly webs.
  3. Touniteby closeconnectionorintermixture.
  4. To compose creatively and intricately; to fabricate.
    toweavethe plot of a story
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Noun

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weave(pluralweaves)

  1. A type or way ofweaving.
    That rug has a very tightweave.
  2. (cosmetics)Human or artificialhairworn to alter one's appearance, either to supplement or to cover the natural hair.
    • 2021,Becky S. Li, Howard I. Maibach,Ethnic Skin and Hair and Other Cultural Considerations,page154:
      The physician should evaluate for a history of tight ponytails, buns, chignons, braids, twists,weaves,cornrows, dreadlocks, sisterlocks, and hair wefts in addition to the usage of religious hair coverings.
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Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Englishweven(“to wander”);probably fromOld Norseveifa(“move around, wave”),related to Latinvibrare.

Verb

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weave(third-person singular simple presentweaves,present participleweaving,simple past and past participleweaved)

  1. (intransitive)To move byturningandtwisting.
    The drunkweavedinto another bar.
    • 2017August 20, “The Observer view on the attacks in Spain”, inThe Observer‎[1]:
      The victims’ feeling of incredulity at what they were seeing, swiftly turning to paralysing fear as the van bore down on them, swerving andweavingto hit as many people as possible, can barely be imagined.
    • 2011January 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Man City 4 - 3 Wolves”, inBBC‎[2]:
      Tevez picked up a throw-in from the right, tip-toed his way into the area andweavedpast three Wolves challenges before slotting in to display why, of all City's multi-million pound buys, he remains their most important player.
  2. (transitive)To make (a path or way) bywindingin and out or from side to side.
    The ambulanceweavedits way through the heavy traffic.
  3. (intransitive,of an animal)To move the head back and forth in astereotypedpattern, typically as a symptom of stress.
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