weave
For the verb: "to weave"
| Simple Past: | wove |
| Past Participle: | woven |
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
weave1
▶verb (past wove; past part. woven or wove)
- 1 form (fabric) by interlacing long threads passing in one direction with others at a right angle to them.
- 2 make (basketwork or a wreath) by interlacing rods or flowers.
- 3 (weave something into) make interconnected elements into (a story).
– derivatives
weaving noun.
weaving noun.
– origin OE wefan, of Gmc origin.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
weave2
▶verb
- 1 move from side to side to progress around obstructions.
- 2 (of a horse) repeatedly swing the head and forepart of the body from side to side.
– phrases
get weaving Brit. informal set briskly to work.
get weaving Brit. informal set briskly to work.
– origin C16: prob. from ON veifa ‘to wave, brandish’.
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