Weaving

//ˈwiːvɪŋ// name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of making woven material on a loom. uncountable
  2. 2
    creating fabric wordnet
  3. 3
    A piece of such material. countable

    "In the 1960s, in addition to small-scale weavings influenced by American Indian, Peruvian and African art, she began producing enigmatic assemblage boxes and collages, including postcard collages, which she sent to friends."

  4. 4
    An unsteady back and forth motion. countable

    "Through some ill-understood quirk of balance, his drunken weavings did nothing to upset the tray — it seemed to remain calmly horizontal."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of weave form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "The motorcycle is weaving in and out of traffic"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
arabesquebasketrybasketworkcancellationcross hatchingcross-hatching

Example

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"She learned the craft of basket weaving from her grandmother."

Related phrases

Chilkat weavingfigure weavinglentil-weavingunderwater basket weaving

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