1
: one that weaves especially as an occupation
2
: any of numerous Old World passerine birds (family Ploceidae) that resemble finches and typically construct elaborate nests of interlaced vegetation
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Coordinating among the various steps, including fiber producers, yarn producers, weavers and spinners, and garment suppliers, will be key to keeping the price accessible.
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
Inspectors also noted factory conditions such as how many weavers, printers or engravers worked on textiles, providing an additional trove of information on how things were manufactured, and made instructive drawings depicting the inner workings of factories.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 16 Oct. 2024
His entire family are weavers, and sadly are some of the very few left doing this work nowadays.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Marlowe didn’t set out to become one of Indian Country’s most unconventional weavers, though he’s been interested in the art since observing his maternal grandmother weave.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
Inspectors also noted factory conditions such as how many weavers, printers or engravers worked on textiles, providing an additional trove of information on how things were manufactured, and made instructive drawings depicting the inner workings of factories.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 16 Oct. 2024
His entire family are weavers, and sadly are some of the very few left doing this work nowadays.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Marlowe didn’t set out to become one of Indian Country’s most unconventional weavers, though he’s been interested in the art since observing his maternal grandmother weave.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
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weaver
noun
weav·er
ˈwē-vər 
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: one that weaves
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