woven

[ woh-vuh n ]

/ ˈwoʊ vən /

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verb

a past participle of weave.

OTHER WORDS FROM woven

half-wo·ven, adjective un·wo·ven, adjective well-wo·ven, adjective

Words nearby woven

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Definition for woven (2 of 2)

weave

[ weev ]

/ wiv /

verb (used with object), wove or especially for 5, weaved; wo·ven or wove; weav·ing.

to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material.

to form by interlacing threads, yarns, strands, or strips of some material: to weave a basket; to weave cloth.

to form by combining various elements or details into a connected whole: to weave a tale; to weave a plan.

to introduce as an element or detail into a connected whole (usually followed by in or into): She wove an old folk melody into her latest musical composition.

to direct or move along in a winding or zigzag course; move from side to side, especially to avoid obstructions: to weave one's way through traffic.

verb (used without object), wove or especially for 9, weaved; wo·ven or wove; weav·ing.

to form or construct something, as fabric, by interlacing threads, yarns, strips, etc.

to compose a connected whole by combining various elements or details.

to be or become formed or composed from the interlacing of materials or the combining of various elements: The yarn wove into a beautiful fabric.

to move or proceed in a winding course or from side to side: dancers weaving in time to the music.

noun

a pattern of or method for interlacing yarns.

hairweave(defs 1, 2).

Origin of weave

before 900; Middle English weven, Old English wefan; cognate with German weben, Old Norse vefa; see web

SYNONYMS FOR weave

3 contrive, fabricate, construct, compose.

4 insert, intermix, intermingle.

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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.

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His Oxford shirts and matching boxers are, needless to say, woven.

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Its chain is woven with leather, giving the bag, as Woolstenhulme describes it, an “evening, glamour look.”

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This tapestry was woven in Flanders in about 1500 for a noble French client.

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Over one of them the woven product passes as the loom is operated, while the other holds the unwoven warp.

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Her board was paid with two coverlets, spun, dyed, and woven by her own hands.

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Very soon there was nothing between him and the now almost despairing couple but the woven wire springs.

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The speaking-tube used was of woven material, not of rubber, and a pad of felt was kept in the tube near the diaphragm box.

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Tie all ends, cut the woven sample away from the loom, and mount in note-book.

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British Dictionary definitions for woven (1 of 2)

woven

/ (ˈwəʊvən) /

verb

a past participle of weave

British Dictionary definitions for woven (2 of 2)

weave

/ (wiːv) /

verb weaves, weaving, wove, weaved, woven or weaved

to form (a fabric) by interlacing (yarn, etc), esp on a loom

(tr) to make or construct by such a process to weave a shawl

(tr) to make or construct (an artefact, such as a basket) by interlacing (a pliable material, such as cane)

(of a spider) to make (a web)

(tr) to construct by combining separate elements into a whole

(tr; often foll by in, into, through, etc) to introduce to weave factual details into a fiction

to create (a way, etc) by moving from side to side to weave through a crowd

(intr) () vet science (of a stabled horse) to swing the head, neck, and body backwards and forwards

get weaving informal to hurry; start to do something

noun

the method or pattern of weaving or the structure of a woven fabric

Derived forms of weave

weaving, noun

Word 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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Definition for woven (2 of 2)

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.

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verb weaves, weaving, wove, weaved, woven or weaved

noun

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Definition for woven (2 of 2)

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

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verb

British Dictionary definitions for woven (2 of 2)

verb weaves, weaving, wove, weaved, woven or weaved

noun

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