woven
For the verb: "to weave"
| Simple Past: | wove |
| Past Participle: | woven |
woven weave
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
woven/ˈwəʊvn/
past participle of weave1.
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’.
'woven' also found in these Oxford entries:
amianthus
- asbestos
- Axminster
- bafta
- balibuntal
- bandage
- basketwork
- Bedford cord
- binding
- bird's-eye
- braid
- broadcloth
- broadloom
- brocade
- burlap
- butter muslin
- cambric
- carding wool
- carpet
- cellophane
- cheesecloth
- clock
- cloth
- count
- diaper
- dillybag
- dimity
- drugget
- dupion
- extension
- faille
- fibreglass
- fire blanket
- flannel
- flat-woven
- flokati
- folkweave
- gaberdine
- gauze
- gingham
- glass cloth
- grasscloth
- grenadine
- handwoven
- Hudson's Bay blanket
- ingrain
- interweave
- jute
- kersey
- Kidderminster carpet
