PLAIN WEAVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does plain weave mean? 

• PLAIN WEAVE (noun)
  The noun PLAIN WEAVE has 1 sense:

1. a basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effect

  Familiarity information: PLAIN WEAVE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLAIN WEAVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

plain weave; taffeta weave

Hypernyms ("plain weave" is a kind of...):

weave (pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric)