Meaning

noun pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric

verb interlace by or as if by weaving

verb create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton

originFrom Middle English weven (“to weave”), from Old English wefan (“to weave”), from Proto-West Germanic *weban, from Proto-Germanic *webaną, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to weave, braid”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian weev, weew, weewe (“to weave”), Saterland Frisian weeuwe (“to weave”), Dutch weven (“to weave”), German weben (“to weave”), Luxembourgish wiewen (“to weave”), Yiddish…

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