weaving
noun
[ ˈwiːvɪŋ ]
• the craft or action of forming fabric by interlacing threads.
• "cotton spinning and weaving was done in mills"
weave
verb
• form (fabric or a fabric item) by interlacing long threads passing in one direction with others at a right angle to them.
• "textiles woven from linen or wool"
Similar:
entwine,
lace,
work,
twist,
knit,
interlace,
intertwine,
interwork,
intertwist,
interknit,
twist together,
criss-cross,
braid,
twine,
plait,
• make (a complex story or pattern) from a number of interconnected elements.
• "he weaves colourful, cinematic plots"
Similar:
invent,
make up,
fabricate,
put together,
construct,
create,
contrive,
spin,
tell,
recount,
relate,
narrate,
unfold,
Origin:
Old English wefan, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek huphē ‘web’ and Sanskrit ūrṇavābhi ‘spider’, literally ‘wool-weaver’. The current noun sense dates from the late 19th century.
weave
verb
• twist and turn from side to side while moving somewhere in order to avoid obstructions.
• "he had to weave his way through the crowds"
Origin:
late 16th century: probably from Old Norse veifa ‘to wave, brandish’.
