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Weberei

weaving, weaving craft

noun vay-buh-RY Rare

Also means

weaving workshop or mill

Usage Note

Weberei refers both to the craft of weaving and to an establishment where weaving is done. The Bauhaus school elevated Weberei to a fine-art discipline through its famous textile workshop.

Examples

"Die Weberei des Bauhauses schuf Textilien, die Funktion und ästhetische Form vereinten."

Natural Translation

The Bauhaus weaving workshop created textiles that united function and aesthetic form.

Literal Translation

The weaving-workshop of the Bauhaus created textiles, which function and aesthetic form united.

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