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wove
(vbl.)weave的過去式(a.)布紋的
Weave v. t. [imp. Wove p. p. Woven Wove; p. pr. & vb. n. Weaving. The regular imp. & p. p. Weaved is rarely used.]
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.
This weaves itself, perforce, into my business. --Shak.
That in their green shops weave the smooth-haired silk
To deck her sons. --Milton.
And for these words, thus woven into song. --Byron.
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.
When she weaved the sleided silk. --Shak.
Her starry wreaths the virgin jasmin weaves. --Ld. Lytton.
Wove p. pr. & rare vb. n. of Weave.
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weave
n : pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
v 1: interlace by or as it by weaving [syn: interweave] [ant: unweave]
2: create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric,
such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles" [syn: tissue]
3: sway to and fro [syn: waver]
4: to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular
course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path
meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout
wanders through the entire body" [syn: wind, thread, meander,
wander]
[also: woven, wove]