weaver 音标拼音: [w'ivɚ]
n . 织布工,编织者
织布工,编织者
weaver n 1 :
a craftsman who weaves cloth 2 :
finch -
like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests [
synonym : {
weaver }, {
weaverbird }, {
weaver finch }]
Weaver \
Weav "
er \,
n .
1 .
One who weaves ,
or whose occupation is to weave . "
Weavers of linen ." --
P .
Plowman .
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2 . (
Zool .)
A weaver bird .
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3 . (
Zool .)
An aquatic beetle of the genus {
Gyrinus }.
See {
Whirling }.
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{
Weaver bird } (
Zool .),
any one of numerous species of Asiatic ,
Fast Indian ,
and African birds belonging to {
Ploceus }
and allied genera of the family {
Ploceidae }.
Weaver birds resemble finches and sparrows in size ,
colors ,
and shape of the bill .
They construct pensile nests composed of interlaced grass and other similar materials .
In some of the species the nest is retort -
shaped ,
with the opening at the bottom of the tube .
{
Weavers '
shuttle } (
Zool .),
an East Indian marine univalve shell ({
Radius volva }); --
so called from its shape .
See Illust .
of {
Shuttle shell },
under {
Shuttle }.
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Whirligig \
Whirl "
i *
gig \,
n . [
Whirl gig .]
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1 .
A child '
s toy ,
spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis ,
or like a top . --
Johnson .
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2 .
Anything which whirls around ,
or in which persons or things are whirled about ,
as a frame with seats or wooden horses .
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With a whirligig of jubilant mosquitoes spinning about each head . --
G .
W .
Cable .
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3 .
A mediaeval instrument for punishing petty offenders ,
being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot ,
in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity .
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4 . (
Zool .)
Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to {
Gyrinus }
and allied genera .
The body is firm ,
oval or boatlike in form ,
and usually dark colored with a bronzelike luster .
These beetles live mostly on the surface of water ,
and move about with great celerity in a gyrating ,
or circular ,
manner ,
but they are also able to dive and swim rapidly .
The larva is aquatic .
Called also {
weaver }, {
whirlwig },
and {
whirlwig beetle }.
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