Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993.
weave (n., v.)
The principal parts of the verb are in divided usage: weave, wove or weaved, woven or weaved. The strong verb forms for the past tense and past participle (wove, woven) are more often used for the clothmaking senses, but the weak verb forms (weaved, weaved) are the more usual choices for past and past participle when the figurative “moving back and forth” sense is intended, as in The car weaved erratically through the traffic. The noun means “a pattern or process of fabric making”: This coarse weave will make attractive upholstery. See also WARP.
