väv — meaning in English

English meaning

• fabric noun Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibres together.
• grain noun The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.
• weave verb To make fabric or a similar structure by crossing threads or strands over and under each other.
• web noun A network of fine threads spun by a spider to catch prey.

Senses

väv is used for these senses in English:

• grain (uncountable) A linear texture of a material or surface.
• weave A type or way of weaving.
• web (by extension) Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which, when diagrammed, resembles a spider's web.

fabric — full definition

1. noun Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibres together.
2. noun The basic underlying structure of something, especially a society, building, or system.

grain — full definition

1. noun The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.
2. noun A single small hard particle, such as a grain of sand or salt.
3. noun The natural pattern of lines or texture in wood, stone, or other materials.
4. noun A very small unit of weight, historically based on the weight of a grain of wheat.

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