Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inweave

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-weave
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To weave in or together; to intermix or intertwine by weaving; to interlace.

Archaic; Literary

Example Sentences

"And thou, faire Phoebus, in thy colours bright / Wast there enwouen […]"
"[The enchanted standard] contained the figure of a raven, which had been inwove by the three sisters of Hinguar and Hubba with many magical incantations […]"
"Branches of sea-willow radiant with spring, and supple sprays of tamarisk recovering from the winter, were lightly inwoven and arched together, with the soft compliance of reed and rush from the marsh close by, and the stout assistance of hazel rods from the westward cliff."
"For indeed in the middle the fashion thereof was red, but at the ends it was all purple, and on each margin many separate devices had been skilfully inwoven."
"No sooner had the mournful song run its course than the minister took to the altar and delivered a sermon that in my state gave little comfort. […] His voice enweaved itself through the somber vapors left by the dirge."

Etymology

From in- + weave.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: in

Usage

Inflected Forms

inweaves (present, singular) inweaving (participle, present) inwove (past) inweaved (past) inwoven (participle, past) inweaved (participle, past) enweave (alternative)

Questions

What does inweave mean?: To weave in or together; to intermix or intertwine by weaving; to interlace.
Where does inweave come from?: From in- + weave.

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