woven

See also: weaved

English

Example of woven

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwoʊvən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwəʊvən/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -əʊvən

Adjective

woven (not comparable)

1. Fabricated by weaving.

   Woven kevlar is tough enough to be bulletproof.

2. Interlaced

   The woven words of the sonnet were deep and moving.

3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (figurative) To be mentally exhausted. Becoming weary of trials.

Derived terms

• bewoven
• biwoven
• handwoven
• nonwoven
• plain-woven
• uniwoven

 

Translations

fabricated by weaving

• Dutch: geweven (nl)
• French: tissé (fr)
• Galician: tecido (gl) m, teaxe (gl) f, téximo m
• German: gewoben (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ὑφαντός (huphantós)

• Interlingua: texite
• Irish: fite
• Italian: tessuto (it) m, intessuto (it) m
• Latin: textus (la), nētus (la)
• Maori: whatuwhatu
• Occitan: teissut (oc) m, teissuda f
• Portuguese: tecido (pt)
• Spanish: tejido (es)
• Tagalog: lala

Noun

woven (plural wovens)

1. A cloth formed by weaving. It only stretches in the bias directions (between the warp and weft directions), unless the threads are elastic.

Verb

woven

1. past participle of weave

   The spider had woven her web on a corner of the attic.

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -oːvən

Verb

woven

1. inflection of wuiven:
   1. plural past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive