Rewoven

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To create a new fabric or material by interlacing original threads again ; to revise or recast something by integrating previous elements into a new structure ; to reassemble or reconstruct a textile by intertwining its fibers anew
2. To form a fabric anew by threading previously used yarns again ; to alter or combine existing parts into a refreshed whole ; to unite strands or components into a renewed woven item
3. To produce a garment or cloth by weaving previously woven threads a second time ; to reshape content or structure by incorporating original aspects into a novel configuration ; to interlace fibers again to restore or change a textile product

Etymology: "Rewoven" is the past participle of "reweave", a verb built from the prefix "re-", meaning again, and the ordinary verb "weave". The prefix is the more interesting half: it arrived in English through Old French, which had taken it from Latin "re-", and it carries the sense of repetition that makes the word mean something woven once more, usually with a changed pattern or new threads. Because "weave" is an old native English word and "re-" is a productive prefix that English attaches freely to almost any verb, "reweave" needed no special coinage. Its meaning is simply the sum of its parts: to weave again, and so, in most uses, to weave back into a different shape. The word's ancestry is the only deep story here, and the source places the prefix's route into Middle English through Old French.

Synonyms: reweaved, rewrapped

Antonyms: unwoven, undone