væv — meaning in English

English meaning

• loom noun A machine used for weaving thread or yarn into cloth.
• tissue noun A soft, absorbent piece of paper used for blowing your nose or wiping up small messes.
• web noun A network of fine threads spun by a spider to catch prey.

Senses

væv is used for these senses in English:

• loom A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.
• tissue Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.
• tissue (biology) A group of cells (along with their extracellular matrix if any) that are similar in origin and function together to do a specific job.
• web A latticed or woven structure.

loom — full definition

1. noun A machine used for weaving thread or yarn into cloth.
2. verb To appear as a large, unclear, or threatening shape, especially in the distance.

tissue — full definition

1. noun A soft, absorbent piece of paper used for blowing your nose or wiping up small messes.
2. noun A group of similar cells in a plant or animal that work together to perform a particular function.
3. noun A complex, connected structure of interwoven parts, used figuratively.

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