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

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2022

It is made of a coarse, rough, and uneven thread; usually of plain weave and no felting.

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)

With the same reed put in eleven rows of plain weave, over one spoke and under the next.

From The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Shaw, Ellen Eddy

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)

Work four inches in plain weave No. 4 reed.

From Practical Basketry by Gill, Anna A.