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  • 21web — [n] netting cobweb, complexity, entanglement, fabric, fiber, filigree, gossamer, interconnection, interlacing, involvement, labyrinth, lacework, lattice, mat, matting, maze, mesh, meshwork, morass, net, network, plait, reticulation, screen, skein …

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  • 22Weave (Forgotten Realms) — In the Dungeons Dragons campaign setting Forgotten Realms , the Weave is the fundamental force of both arcane magic and divine magic, from which spellcasters draw their strength. It permeates the world, comparable to aether, the mystical… …

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  • 23weave — English has two distinct verbs weave, but they have grown to resemble each other closely over the centuries. Weave ‘make cloth’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *weben, which also produced German weben, Dutch weven, Swedish väva, and… …

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  • 24weave — English has two distinct verbs weave, but they have grown to resemble each other closely over the centuries. Weave ‘make cloth’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *weben, which also produced German weben, Dutch weven, Swedish väva, and… …

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  • 25weave — [[t]wiv[/t]] v. wove (esp. for5,9)weaved; wo•venwove; weav•ing; 1) tex to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material 2) tex to form by such interlacing: to weave a basket; to weave cloth[/ex] 3)… …

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  • 26web — noun 1 that a spider makes ADJECTIVE ▪ spider (esp. AmE), spider s (esp. BrE) VERB + WEB ▪ build, make, spin, weave 2 complicated series/network of sth …

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  • 27weave — /weev/, v., wove or (esp. for 5, 9) weaved; woven or wove; weaving; n. v.t. 1. to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material. 2. to form by interlacing threads, yarns, strands, or strips of some… …

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  • 28web — [OE] A web is etymologically something ‘woven’. In common with Dutch web, Swedish väf, and Danish voev, the word goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *wabjam. This was derived from the base *wab , *web , which also produced English weave ‘make… …

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  • 29web — [OE] A web is etymologically something ‘woven’. In common with Dutch web, Swedish väf, and Danish voev, the word goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *wabjam. This was derived from the base *wab , *web , which also produced English weave ‘make… …

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  • 30Web engineering — The World Wide Web has become a major delivery platform for a variety of complex and sophisticated enterprise applications in several domains. In addition to their inherent multifaceted functionality, these Web applications exhibit complex… …

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