Weave

v. t.	1.	[imp. Wove (wōv); p. p. Woven (wōv"'n), Wove; p. pr. & vb. n. Weaving. The regular imp. & p. p. Weaved (wēvd), is rarely used.]
	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. This weaves itself, perforce, into my business. - Shak. That in their green shops weave the smooth-haired silk To deck her sons. - Milton. And for these words, thus woven into song. - Byron.
	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. When she weaved the sleided silk. - Shak. Her starry wreaths the virgin jasmin weaves. - Ld. Lytton.
v. i.	1.	To practice weaving; to work with a loom.
	2.	To become woven or interwoven.
n.	1.	A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere weave.

Noun	1.	weave - pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
Verb	1.	weave - interlace by or as it by weaving Synonyms: interweave Antonyms: unweave - undo strands that have been woven together
	2.	weave - create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles" Synonyms: tissue
	3.	weave - sway to and fro Synonyms: waver
	4.	weave - 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" Synonyms: meander, thread, wind, wander

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