Synonyms for woven


Grammar : Adj
Spell : woh-vuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwoʊ vən


Définition of woven

Origin :
  • late 15c., from past participle of weave (v.) on analogy of stolen.
  • adj spun
Example sentences :
  • They are woven all over with lichens, and the blackberry binds them fast.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • The genii of the East have woven this banner from the rays of benignant stars.
  • Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • It was the trap, ever the trap, the fear of it lurking deep in the life of him, woven into the fibre of him.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • Of this warp and woof have all the strange patterns of Spanish life been woven.
  • Extract from : « Rosinante to the Road Again » by John Dos Passos
  • It may be sold by the spinner to the weaver or it may be woven in the mill in which it is spun.
  • Extract from : « The Fabric of Civilization » by Anonymous
  • Around these two events is woven a plot of absorbing interest.
  • Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
  • "We tied it with ti ropes," answered the servant who had woven them.
  • Extract from : « Legends of Wailuku » by Charlotte Hapai
  • What sunny memories were woven in that pilgrimage for the strollers!
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • Tennyson has woven the romance of their marriage into a poem.
  • Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook
  • He felt that the cloth of his robe was metal, fine spun and woven.
  • Extract from : « When the Sleepers Woke » by Arthur Leo Zagat

Antonyms for woven

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