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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Fast-forward eight years, and Paka employs 300 weavers in Cuzco.
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Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
As those names might suggest, the Gobelins weavers—as well as weavers in the cathedral town of Beauvais, north of Paris—are creating a new type of tapestry, one that trades historical scenes and fantastical figures for modern subjects.
—Peter Saenger, airmail.news, 28 Dec. 2024
Registered in 2003 with 10 weavers and dyers, the cooperative today has more than 50 members.
—Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2025
The public and private organization is launching in France, an initiative that targets all players across the French textile supply chain including brands, collection agencies, recyclers and weavers.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 17 Mar. 2025
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Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
As those names might suggest, the Gobelins weavers—as well as weavers in the cathedral town of Beauvais, north of Paris—are creating a new type of tapestry, one that trades historical scenes and fantastical figures for modern subjects.
—Peter Saenger, airmail.news, 28 Dec. 2024
Registered in 2003 with 10 weavers and dyers, the cooperative today has more than 50 members.
—Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2025
The public and private organization is launching in France, an initiative that targets all players across the French textile supply chain including brands, collection agencies, recyclers and weavers.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Weaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weaver. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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weaver
noun
weav·er
ˈwē-vər 
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: one that weaves
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