weaving en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈwiːvɪŋ/
Meanings
- (uncountable) The process of making woven material on a loom.
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(countable) A piece of such material.
In the 1960s, in addition to small-scale weavings influenced by American Indian, Peruvian and African art, she began producing enigmatic assemblage boxes and collages, including postcard collages, which she sent to friends.
2007 September 28, Holland Cotter, “Lenore Tawney, an Innovator in Weaving, Dies at 100”, in New York Times:
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(countable) An unsteady back and forth motion.
Through some ill-understood quirk of balance, his drunken weavings did nothing to upset the tray — it seemed to remain calmly horizontal.
1980, David Madsen, Black Plume:
- (uncountable) The uncontrolled crossing of multiple streams of traffic in the same general direction.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| weavings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
finger weaving · basketweaving · figure weaving · Chilkat weaving · underwater basket weaving · lentil-weaving
Translations (50)
pt tecelagem (process of making woven material) · pl tkactwo (process of making woven material) · es tejido (process of making woven material) · fi horjahtelu (unsteady back and forth motion) · enm wevynge (process of making woven material) · es culebreo (unsteady back and forth motion) · ca teixidura (process of making woven material) · de Webstück (piece of such material) · bg люшкане (unsteady back and forth motion) · nl weven (process of making woven material) · is vefnaður (process of making woven material) · cs tkaní (process of making woven material) · nb veving (process of making woven material) · is vefnaður (piece of such material) · fi kudonnainen (piece of such material) · it tessitura (process of making woven material) · bg тъкан (piece of such material) · ga fí (process of making woven material) · id menganyam (process of making woven material) · bg клатене (unsteady back and forth motion) · es serpenteo (unsteady back and forth motion) · hi बुनाई (process of making woven material) · es tejimiento (piece of such material) · cmn 機織 /机织 (process of making woven material) · es zigzagueo (unsteady back and forth motion) · nn veving (process of making woven material) · nv atłʼóóh (process of making woven material) · ja 織り (process of making woven material) · tr nesiç (process of making woven material) · eo teksado (process of making woven material) · bg люлеене (unsteady back and forth motion) · es tejido (piece of such material) · bg тъкане (process of making woven material) · sw ufumaji (process of making woven material) · fr tissage (process of making woven material) · da vævning (process of making woven material) · bg тъкачество (process of making woven material) · ca tissatge (process of making woven material) · fur tiessidure (process of making woven material) · ml നെയ്ത്ത് (process of making woven material) · ta தள்ளாட்டம் (unsteady back and forth motion) · fi kutominen (process of making woven material) · tr dokuma (process of making woven material) · el υφαντική (process of making woven material) · ta நெசவு (process of making woven material) · bg клатушкане (unsteady back and forth motion) · cmn 梭織 /梭织 (process of making woven material) · gu વણાટકામ (process of making woven material) · el ύφανση (process of making woven material) · izh kuokki (piece of such material)