Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for WEAV'ER
WEAV'ER, n.
- One who weaves; one whose occupation is to weave.
- The common name of the genus Ploceus, of several species, passerine birds, natives of Africa and the East Indies; so called because they construct curious and often pensile nests, by interweaving twigs and fibers. – Ed. Encyc.
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