basket weave


noun
  1. a plain weave with two or more yarns woven together in a checkered pattern resembling that of a woven basket.

Origin of basket weave

1
First recorded in 1920–25

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British Dictionary definitions for basket weave

basket weave

noun
  1. a weave of two or more yarns together, resembling that of a basket, esp in wool or linen fabric

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