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| plait |
to weave together strands of, so as to make a braid. [1/5 definitions] |
| reweave |
combined form of weave. |
| scrim |
a thin, sheer, durable cotton or linen fabric of open weave, used for curtains, linings, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| serge |
a sturdy suiting material with a diagonal weave. |
| splint |
a thin strip of wood used to weave a chair seat, basket, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| swansdown |
a thick soft woolen fabric with a fine weave. [1/2 definitions] |
| tarlatan |
a muslin fabric that is thin and stiff with an open weave. |
| twill |
the weave that produces this effect, in which the filling threads pass over or under two or more warp threads at a time. [2/3 definitions] |
| twist |
to wind, coil, or weave (something) around something else. [1/19 definitions] |
| voile |
a sheer, open-weave fabric made from wool, silk, cotton, or rayon, and used esp. for lightweight dresses or curtains. |
| wattle |
to twist or weave to form wattle. [1/5 definitions] |
| weaver finch |
any of several finches that weave elaborate nests. |
| wove |
past tense of "weave" and also archaic past participle of "weave." |
| woven |
a past participle of weave. |
| wreathe |
to make into a wreath; bend, twist, or weave. [1/6 definitions] |
| yaw |
to weave, move unsteadily, turn, or pitch from side to side, esp. on a vertical axis. [1/4 definitions] |
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