weave
[ weev ]
/ wiv /
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.
Origin of weave
before 900; Middle English
weven, Old English
wefan; cognate with German
weben, Old Norse
vefa; see
web
SYNONYMS FOR weave
OTHER WORDS FROM weave
out·weave, 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.Words nearby weave
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British Dictionary definitions for weaving
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