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Weaverfish :: Weaverfish (n.) See Weever.

Sley :: Sley (v. t.) A weaver's reed.

Loom :: Loom (n.) 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..

Pirn :: Pirn (n.) A quill or reed on which thread or yarn is wound; a bobbin; also, the wound yarn on a weaver's shuttle; also, the reel of a fishing rod..

Weaver :: Weaver (n.) A weaver bird.

Web :: Web (n.) A weaver.

Sleid :: Sleid (v. t.) To sley, or prepare for use in the weaver's sley, or slaie..

Raddle :: Raddle (n.) An instrument consisting of a wooden bar, with a row of upright pegs set in it, used by domestic weavers to keep the warp of a proper width, and prevent tangling when it is wound upon the beam of the loom..

Baya :: Baya (n.) The East Indian weaver bird (Ploceus Philippinus).

Harmonite :: Harmonite (n.) One of a religious sect, founded in Wurtemburg in the last century, composed of followers of George Rapp, a weaver. They had all their property in common. In 1803, a portion of this sect settled in Pennsylvania and called the village thus established, Harmony..

Abb :: Abb (n.) Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, abb wool is wool for the abb..

Sleave :: Sleave (v. t.) To separate, as threads; to divide, as a collection of threads; to sley; -- a weaver's term..

Trevat :: Trevat (n.) A weaver's cutting instrument; for severing the loops of the pile threads of velvet.

Beam :: Beam (n.) A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being called the fore beam, the other the back beam..

Stockish :: Stockinger (n.) A stocking weaver.

Slaie :: Slaie (n.) A weaver's reed; a sley.

Oxbird :: Oxbird (n.) An African weaver bird (Textor alector).

Warping :: Warping (n.) The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver.

Weaver :: Weaver (n.) An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus. See Whirling.

Thrum :: Thrum (n.) One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these..

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