basket weave

American  

noun

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

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basket weave British  

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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Etymology

Origin of basket weave

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Up close, Ella marveled at how the sugar stripes knitted across the cotton candy like the most beautiful basket weave.

From Literature

“What’s popular right now is the rattan looking pendants or basket weave material,” she said.

From Seattle Times

For a clean, minimal effect, Phillips recommends a wool throw, a chunky basket weave for something lighter and more organic.

From Seattle Times

Its exteriors are covered in quartzite rock arranged to evoke Indigenous basket weave patterns; from crevices emerge bursts of desert plants.

From Los Angeles Times

Shallow, recessed panels of pale-yellowish bricks create a basket weave pattern across a facade of dark enameled and matte gray bricks.

From New York Times