Weave (wēv), v. t. [imp. Wove (wōv); p. p. Woven (wōv'n), Wove; p. pr. & vb. n. Weaving. The regular imp. & p. p. Weaved (wēvd), is rarely used.] [OE. weven, AS. wefan; akin to D. weven, G. weben, OHG. weban, Icel. vefa, Sw. väfva, Dan. væve, Gr. yfainein, v., yfos web, Skr. ūr&nsdot_;avābhi spider, lit., wool weaver. Cf. Waper, Waffle, Web, Weevil, Weft, Woof.]
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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.
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This weaves itself, perforce, into my business. Shak.
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That in their green shops weave the smooth-haired silk
To deck her sons. Milton.
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And for these words, thus woven into song. Byron.
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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.
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When she weaved the sleided silk. Shak.
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Her starry wreaths the virgin jasmin weaves. Ld. Lytton.
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Weave, n. A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere weave.
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