0 to make cloth by repeatedly crossing a single thread through two sets of long threads on a loom (= special frame): --
1 to go or make a path by moving quickly and changing direction often, especially to avoid hitting things: --
The boy weaved through/between/in and out of stationary traffic on a bicycle.
2 the way in which cloth has been woven, for example with the threads pulled firmly together, or the pattern produced by this process: --
a striped/traditional weave
a tight weave
3 a piece of hair that is added to a person's own hair in order to make the hair thicker or longer: --
4 to make cloth by repeatedly passing a single thread in and out through long threads on a loom (= special frame): --
5 to frequently change direction while moving forward, esp. to avoid things that could stop you: --
Most of the labourers also wove linen for him.
She also found that women spun, and presumably wove, maguey and cotton in both commoner and elite households.
In the mills they used to work in the spinning and weaving departments.
The war demand forced a rapid expansion in weaving capacity in the mills.
Most had once been weavers and still retained a high degree of weaving skill.
The rapid expansion of weaving boosted the status and skill of weavers.
Most importantly, it was the weaving family that determined how work was allocated within the household, not some outside set of actors.
He weaves close, detailed analyses of several different linguistic phenomena into a book that coheres tightly.
