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weaver

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weav=er
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4 in 9 verses (in OT : 4 in 9 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

weavern. 
  •  One who weaves, or whose occupation is to weave.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A weaver bird.  [1913 Webster]
  •  An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus. See Whirling.  [1913 Webster]
Weaver bird (Zoöl.), 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. -- Weavers' shuttle (Zoöl.), an East Indian marine univalve shell (Radius volva); -- so called from its shape. See Illust. of Shuttle shell, under Shuttle.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

weaver, n.
1 a person whose occupation is weaving.
2 (in full weaver-bird) any tropical bird of the family Ploceidae, building elaborately woven nests.

Idiom
weaver's knot a sheet bend (see SHEET(2)) used in weaving.

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