Weaver

Word WEAVER
Character 6
Hyphenation weav er
Pronunciations /ˈwiː.və(ɹ)/

Definitions and meanings of "Weaver"

What do we mean by weaver?

One that weaves. noun

A weaverbird. noun

One who weaves; one whose occupation is weaving. noun

In ornithology, a weaver-bird. noun

In entomology: noun

A gyrinid beetle; a whirligig: so called from its intricate circlings and gyrations on the surface of the water. See whirligig, 4, and cut under Gyrinidæ. noun

A spinning-spider; a true araneid which weaves a web. noun

In ichthyology, same as weever. noun

One who weaves, or whose occupation is to weave. noun

A weaver bird. noun

An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus. See Whirling. noun

Any one of numerous species of Asiatic, Fast Indian, and African birds belonging to Ploceus and allied genera of the family Ploceidæ. Weaver birds resemble finches and sparrows in size, colors, and shape of the bill. They construct pensile nests composed of interlaced grass and other similar materials. In some of the species the nest is retort-shaped, with the opening at the bottom of the tube. noun

An East Indian marine univalve shell (Radius volva); -- so called from its shape. See Illust. of Shuttle shell, under Shuttle. noun

One who weaves. noun

Any bird in the family Ploceidae. noun

Finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests noun

A craftsman who weaves cloth noun

One who weaves.

A strand of material used in weaving.

A weaverbird.

An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus.

Certain fish of the family Pinguipedidae

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The word "weaver" in example sentences

Farther down the street, towards the Zocalo a small store sells hand-woven rebozas and clothing and while the weaver is at work on his back-strap loom (weekends only). ❋ Unknown (2006)

In that work the term weaver is used almost unfailingly to describe those who worked in the hand-loom industry. ❋ Unknown (2001)

A radical weaver is on trial and defends himself by saying that he'd done and said nothing that hadn't been done or said by Our Lord. ❋ Laban (2006)

The story of the uprooted basket weaver is a parable for the kind of vessel that Monique Truong has fashioned in The Book of Salt. ❋ Unknown (2002)

The word weaver means so little in these days that it is necessary to consider what were the conditions exacted of the weavers of tapestries in the time of tapestry's highest perfection. ❋ Helen Churchill Hungerford Candee (1905)

117 And a report of fifty years after Havell claims that the industry only survived that long because "the weaver is content with low wages." ❋ Unknown (2001)

Sparrows, (otherwise known as weaver-finches), maybe. ❋ Grouse (2008)

ROBERTS: Yes, I mean you can see him there taking a classic, what's called weaver stance with two hands on the weapon, you know gives you a very good accuracy in firing, particularly at close range. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Otherwise known as weaver-finches in their native Europe and Africa. ❋ Grouse (2006)

Perhaps the most interesting and entertaining of all the birds of the island is that commonly known as the weaver or friendly bird, otherwise the metallic starling, the shining calornis of the ornithologist, the “Tee-algon” of the blacks. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Again, I propose that the absence of contests over the use of the term weaver for Havell was a result more of weaver actions in the preceding century than a change in government policies. ❋ Unknown (2001)

Although weavers certainly had not ceased working out definitions of self in conjunction with bureaucratic tools, the term weaver did not prompt riots or loud calls for further refinement. ❋ Unknown (2001)

The fire was already starting to lick at the toes of her boots, but the girl who'd been identified as a weaver—a magic user, or wizard, if you will—didn't seem the least bit disturbed by it. ❋ PETER DAVID (2001)

The weaver was a four-foot-tall paca, built like a pear and clad in a simple tunic. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (1987)

But back when I was working in the mill, the weaver was the only one on production. ❋ Betty Davidson (1979)

No word weaver shall ever chant my battle deeds in the great hall of Zahur. ❋ Andre Norton (1958)

Just beyond this comb and farther away from the weaver is a hardwood rood [sic], as wide as the weft, around which are single loops of _abaká_ or other fiber. ❋ John M. Garvan (N/A)

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