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weave

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1. weave - Noun

2. weave - Verb

Meaning

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.

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.

To practice weaving; to work with a loom.

To become woven or interwoven.

A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere weave.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive! Walter Scott

Habit is a cable we weave a thread of it every day, and at last we cannot break it. Horace Mann

If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place. Margaret Mead

Begin to weave and God will give the thread. German Proverb

The men are the wool of the tribe, but the women are the ones who weave the pattern. Arabic Proverb

Don't stand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net. Chinese Proverb

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