plain weave

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of plain weave¹

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

Work four inches in plain weave No. 4 reed.

From Project Gutenberg

The cloths are in general woven with the plain weave, and the fabric may be all white, striped or cheeked with red, blue or other coloured threads; the checked cloths are the most common.

From Project Gutenberg

The plain weave A in the figure is extensively used for these fabrics, but in many cases special weaves are used which leave the open spaces well defined.

From Project Gutenberg

The cloth is, in general, woven with the plain weave, and the warp threads run in pairs, but large quantities of bags are made from cloths with single warp threads.

From Project Gutenberg