About The Word Weaver
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Weaver
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What's The Definition Of Weaver?
[n] finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests
[n] a craftsman who weaves cloth Synonyms | Synonyms for Weaver: weaver finch | weaverbird Related Terms | Find terms related to Weaver: See Also | amadavat | artificer | artisan | avadavat | baya | craftsman | family Ploceidae | grass finch | grassfinch | Java finch | Java sparrow | journeyman | oscine | oscine bird | Padda oryzivora | Ploceidae | Ploceus philippinus | ricebird | whidah | whydah | widow bird Weaver In Webster's Dictionary \Weav"er\, n.
1. One who weaves, or whose occupation is to weave. ``Weavers
of linen.'' --P. Plowman.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A weaver bird.
3. (Zo["o]l.) An aquatic beetle of the genus {Gyrinus}. See
{Whirling}.
{Weaver bird} (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
Asiatic, Fast Indian, and African birds belonging to
{Ploceus} and allied genera of the family {Ploceid[ae]}.
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} (Zo["o]l.), an East Indian marine univalve
shell ({Radius volva}); -- so called from its shape. See
Illust. of {Shuttle shell}, under {Shuttle}.
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