plain weave

American  

noun

1. the most common and tightest of basic weave structures in which the filling threads pass over and under successive warp threads and repeat the same pattern with alternate threads in the following row, producing a checkered surface.

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Etymology

Origin of plain weave

First recorded in 1935–40

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plain weave

The Indian subcontinent had been the home of muslin, a cotton fabric of plain weave, for centuries.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2022

Gingham is a single cloth composed entirely of cotton, and always woven with a plain weave.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

Muslin is coarse and fine, bleached, unbleached, and half bleached, twilled or plain weave.

From Textiles and Clothing by Watson, Kate Heintz

A fine cotton cloth of plain weave originally made in Mosul, a city on the banks of the Tigris, in Asia.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

Chambray is a light-weight single cloth fabric that is always woven with a plain weave, and always has a white selvedge.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)