weavable

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English wevable, weffabylle, equivalent to weave +‎ -able.

Adjective

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weavable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being woven.
    • 1837, The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, volume 23, page 222:
      That he might ascertain whether any of the cloths of ancient Egypt were made of hemp, M. Dutrochet has examined with the microscope the weavable filaments of this last vegetable.
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