From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Weave \Weave\ (w[=e]v), v. t. [imp. {Wove} (w[=o]v); p. p.
{Woven} (w[=o]v"'n), {Wove}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weaving}. The
regular imp. & p. p. {Weaved} (w[=e]vd), is rarely used.]
[OE. weven, AS. wefan; akin to D. weven, G. weben, OHG.
weban, Icel. vefa, Sw. v[aum]fva, Dan. v[ae]ve, Gr.
"yfai`nein, v., "y`fos web, Skr. [=u]r[.n]av[=a]bhi spider,
lit., wool weaver. Cf. {Waper}, {Waffle}, {Web}, {Weevil},
{Weft}, {Woof}.]
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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.
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This weaves itself, perforce, into my business.
--Shak.
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That in their green shops weave the smooth-haired
silk
To deck her sons. --Milton.
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And for these words, thus woven into song. --Byron.
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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.
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When she weaved the sleided silk. --Shak.
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Her starry wreaths the virgin jasmin weaves. --Ld.
Lytton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Woven \Wov"en\,
p. p. of {Weave}.
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{Woven paper}, or {Wove paper}, writing paper having an even,
uniform surface, without watermarks.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
woven
adj 1: made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of
material or other elements into a whole; "woven fabrics";
"woven baskets"; "the incidents woven into the story";
"folk songs woven into a symphony" [ant: {unwoven}]
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