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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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.