Weav"er (?), n.
1. One who
weaves, or whose occupation is to weave. "Weavers of linen." P.
Plowman.
2.
(Zoöl.) A weaver bird.
3. (Zoöl.) An aquatic beetle of the
genus Gyrinus. See Whirling.
Weaver bird (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic, Fast Indian, and African birds belonging to Ploceus and allied genera of the
family Ploceidæ. 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 (Zoöl.),
an East Indian marine univalve shell (Radius volva); -- so called from its shape. See Illust. of Shuttle shell, under Shuttle.
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