*weav*

v. t. To weave in or together; to intermix or intertwine by weaving; to interlace. [ 1913 Webster ]

Down they cast
Their crowns, inwove with amaranth and gold. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Any spider of the family Araneidae (called also Argiopidae) that spins a web with a pattern of lines spiraling outward from the center. They have eight similar eyes. The golden orb weaver, Mephila clavipes, is known for the remarkable dragline silk it produces for use as a frame for its web and as a line on which it can plummet down and nab prey. This silk has a high tensile strength and is stronger than the toughest current synthetic polymer (Kevlar). [ PJC ]

. A style of weaving producing smooth-faced fabric in which the warp interlaces with the filling at points distributed over the surface. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + weave. ] To unfold; to undo; to ravel, as what has been woven. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To practice weaving; to work with a loom. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To become woven or interwoven. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere weave. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. Wove p. p. Woven Wove; p. pr. & vb. n. Weaving. The regular imp. & p. p. Weaved is rarely used. ] [ OE. weven, AS. wefan; akin to D. weven, G. weben, OHG. weban, Icel. vefa, Sw. väfva, Dan. væve, Gr. "yfai`nein, v., "y`fos web, Skr. ūr&nsdot_;avābhi spider, lit., wool weaver. Cf. Waper, Waffle, Web, Weevil, Weft, Woof. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

This weaves itself, perforce, into my business. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

That in their green shops weave the smooth-haired silk
To deck her sons. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

And for these words, thus woven into song. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

When she weaved the sleided silk. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her starry wreaths the virgin jasmin weaves. Ld. Lytton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who weaves, or whose occupation is to weave. “Weavers of linen.” P. Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A weaver bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus. See Whirling. [ 1913 Webster ]

Weaver bird (Zool.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic, Fast Indian, and African birds belonging to Ploceus and allied genera of the family Ploceidae. Weaver birds resemble finches and sparrows in size, colors, and shape of the bill. They construct pensile nests composed of interlaced grass and other similar materials. In some of the species the nest is retort-shaped, with the opening at the bottom of the tube. --
Weavers' shuttle (Zool.), an East Indian marine univalve shell (Radius volva); -- so called from its shape. See Illust. of Shuttle shell, under Shuttle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Weever. ] (Zool.) See Weever. [ 1913 Webster ]