woven

UK/ˈwəʊ.vən/US/ˈwoʊ.vən/

adjectiveB2Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #9,913 of 15,258leans written

Woven means made by crossing threads over and under. Hand woven cloth.

It is stronger and less stretchy than knitted, which is why shirts are woven and jumpers are not. A woven fabric frays at a cut edge, which is why hems exist.

Definitions of woven

1adjectivewovenMade by crossing threads over and under.B2
“The woven basket had lasted three generations.”

woven is a quality.

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woven in the wild

Dyed flax fibers found in a cave in the Caucasus (present-day Georgia) suggest the use of woven linen fabrics from wild flax may date back over 30,000 years.
Linen
The threads in duck canvas are more tightly woven.
Canvas
Several thousand carbon fibers are bundled together to form a tow, which may be used by itself or woven into a fabric.
Carbon fibers
Flannel is a soft woven fabric of varying fineness.
Flannel
If the flannel is not napped, it gains its softness through the loosely spun yarn in its woven form.
Flannel

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