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Meaning of weave | Babel Free

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

العربية الحياكة نسج
Azərbaycanca toxumaq
Беларуская плесці
Български вплитам перука тъка тъ́кан
བོད་སྐད བཏགས
Català ordir teixir tramar
Čeština tkát
Cymraeg gwau gwehyddu gweu
Dansk spinde væve
Deutsch Webart Weben
Ελληνικά υφαίνω ύφανση
Esperanto teksi
Eesti kude kuduma
فارسی بافتن
Gaeilge figh fíochán
Gàidhlig figh
Galego tecer
עברית ארג טווה
हिन्दी बुनना बुनाई
Magyar szó
Հայերեն հյուսել
Bahasa Indonesia menenun
Íslenska vefa
日本語 張る 編み方 編む 縫う 織る
ქართული ქსოვა
ខ្មែរ ត្បាញ
한국어 짜다
Kurdî fi kûde lala teksî teşe
Latina texo
Lëtzebuergesch wiewen
ລາວ ຕຳ ສານ
Lietuvių austi
Latviešu aust
Te Reo Māori whatu
മലയാളം നെയ്യുക
Bahasa Melayu tenun
Malti niseġ
မြန်မာဘာသာ ရက်
Nederlands weefsel weven
Polski pleść tkać
Português aplique costura costurar tecer
Română țese
Slovenčina pliesť tkať
Slovenščina tkati
Shqip dredh ngërthej thur tjerr
Svenska spinna väv väva
తెలుగు అల్లిక నేత
Тоҷикӣ бофтан
Tagalog habi lala
Türkçe dokumak
Українська плести ткати
اردو بونا
Tiếng Việt dét đàn đánh 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 fabrics—bedding, table linens, everyday clothing fabrics—could 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
Mastery
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