The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Weaving

Weaving Weav"ing, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, weaves; the act or art of forming cloth in a loom by the union or intertexture of threads. [1913 Webster]

2. (Far.) An incessant motion of a horse's head, neck, and body, from side to side, fancied to resemble the motion of a hand weaver in throwing the shuttle. --Youatt. [1913 Webster]


  • weaving — weavig 1> ткачество _Ex: cotto weavig хлопкоткачество, хлопкобумажное ткачество _Ex: facy weavig ткачество фасонной ткани; жаккардовое ткачество 2> плетение _Ex: basket weavig плетение корзин _Ex: wire weavig изготовление проволочной… (Новый большой англо-русский словарь)
  • Bead weaving — Bead weavig usig seed beads ca be doe either o a loom or usig oe of a umber of off-loom stitches.O-loom bead weavigWhe weavig o a loom, the beads are locked i betwee the warp threads by the weft threads. Although a heddle ca be… (Wikipedia)
  • Weaving — "This article describes textile weavig. For other seses of this word, see weavig (disambiguatio)." [ Demark, showig grayish warp threads (back) ad cloth wove with red fillig yar (frot).] Weavig is the textile art i which two…
  • Hugo Weaving — Ifobox actor imagesize 200px captio Hugo Weavig, December 2003 birthdate Birth date ad age 1960 4 4 df yes birthplace Nigeria deathdate birthame Hugo Wallace Weavig otherame yearsactive 1980 - preset homepage Hugo Wallace Weavig (bor…
  • Underwater basket weaving — Uderwater basket-weavig is a process of makig wicker baskets which ivolves dippig reeds or stalks of plats ito (or, as the ame suggests, "uder") water ad allowig them to soak. This process will provide a very supple ad flexible reed…
  • Tablet weaving — Tablet Weavig (ofte card weavig i the Uited States) is a weavig techique where tablets, also called 'cards', are used to create the shed the weft is passed through. It is geerally used to make arrow work such as belts or straps.The…
  • Weaving (mythology) — The theme of weavig i mythology is aciet, ad its lost mythic lore probably accompaied the early spread of this art. Westward of Cetral Asia ad the Iraia plateau, weavig is a mystery withi woma's sphere, ad where me have become…
  • Warp (weaving) — I weavig, the warp is the set of legthwise yars through which the weft is wove. Each idividual warp thread i a fabric is called a warp ed. Warp meas "that which is throw across" (Old Eglish "wearp", from weorpa, to throw, cf. Germa…