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weave

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
wiːv

Definitions

  1. A type or way of weaving.
  2. texture (of a cloth)
  3. Human or artificial hair worn to alter one's appearance, either to supplement or to cover the natural hair.
  4. textile (a cloth)
  5. weave (a type or way of weaving)
  6. weaving (a piece of woven material made on a loom)
  7. tissue (a group of cells similar in origin that function together to do a specific job)

Equivalents

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العربيةالحياكةنسج
Azərbaycan dilitoxumaq
Беларускаяплесці
བོད་སྐད།བཏགས
Češtinatkát
Esperantoteksi
فارسیبافتن
Gàidhligfigh
עבריתארגטווה
Magyarszó
Հայերենհյուսել
Bahasa Indonesiamenenun
Íslenskavefa
ქართულიქსოვა
ភាសាខ្មែរត្បាញ
한국어짜다짜임
Latinatexo
Lëtzebuergeschwiewen
Lietuviųausti
Latviešuaust
Te Reo Māoriwhatu
മലയാളംനെയ്യുക
Bahasa Melayutenun
Maltiniseġ
မြန်မာရက်
Nederlandsweefselweven
Portuguêsapliquecosturacosturartecer
Românățese
Slovenčinapliesťtkať
Slovenščinatkati
తెలుగుఅల్లికనేత
Тоҷикӣбофтан
Tagaloghabilala
Türkçedokumak
Українськаплеститкати
اردوبونا
Tiếng Việtdétđànđánh võng

Examples

That rug has a very tight weave.”
Although fabrics of complex weave can most surely be identified as being imports, others, including a vast array of simple fabricsbedding, table linens, everyday clothing fabricscould have been made on either side of the Atlantic, since the materials and equipment were the same.”
The physician should evaluate for a history of tight ponytails, buns, chignons, braids, twists, weaves, cornrows, dreadlocks, sisterlocks, and hair wefts in addition to the usage of religious hair coverings.”

CEFR level

C2
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