broken twill weave

noun

a twill weave in which the direction of the diagonal produced by the weft threads is reversed after no more than two passages of the weft.

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Tape is a narrow fabric composed either of cotton or linen yarns in warp and filling, and usually made with a point or broken twill weave, the break in the weave occurring in the center of the tape, and the twill lines running in a right- and left-hand direction.