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Full Idea
I don't suppose that anyone with any sense would want to hunt down the definition of 'weaving' for the sake of weaving itself.
Gist of Idea
No one wants to define 'weaving' just for the sake of weaving
Source
Plato (The Statesman [c.356 BCE], 285d)
Book Ref
Plato: 'Complete Works', ed/tr. Cooper,John M. [Hackett 1997], p.329
A Reaction
The point seems to be that the definition brings out the connections between weaving and other activities and objects, thus enlarging our understanding.