Definition of Plain weave

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

Exact synonyms: Taffeta Weave
Generic synonyms: Weave

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plain Weave

plain clothes
plain film
plain flour
plain line
plain lined
plain lines
plain lining
plain paper
plain sailing
plain song
plain stitch
plain text
plain to see
plain turkey
plain wanderer
plain weave (current term)
plainant
plainants
plainchant
plainchants
plainclothed
plainclothes
plainclothes man
plainclothes men
plainclothesman
plainclothesmen
plained
plainer
plainest
plainful

Literary usage of Plain weave

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Textile design and colour by William Watson (1912)
"Thus, iu pure plain weave, if the number of ends per unit space largely exceeds ... A different form of rib structure is produced in plain weave, however, ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"plain weave.— In plain weave the threads are made to interlace alternately; ... A diagram of the interlacing of plain weave fabrics is shown in Fig. ..."

3. Woollen and Worsted Cloth Manufacture: Being a Practical Treatise for the by Roberts Beaumont (1890)
"Effect of Fancy Warping and Wefting on the plain weave—165. Hairline Stripes in the plain weave—166. Hairline Stripes of Three Colours—167. ..."

4. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1906)
"Suppose that it is desired to weave a pattern containing 200 picks of plain weave and 50 picks of a fancy weave, one repeat of which occupies 10 picks. ..."

5. A Cotton Fabrics Glossary by Frank P. Bennett, & Co (1914)
"This can be done, because, on the ordinary fabrics, the yarn* are rather coarse in size, and, necessarily, strong, and also because plain weave is used, ..."

6. A Manual of Weave Construction: A Systematic Arrangement and Explanation of by Ivo Kastanek (1903)
"Fig. lo is a plain weave; Fig. 1oa, the cloth woven with it. One repeat of the weave shown in the lower left hand corner of Fig. ю is indicated by (x). ..."

7. Textiles and Clothing by Ellen Beers McGowan, Charlotte Augusta Waite, A. (1919)
"plain weave. — The simplest weave and one in which many materials are woven is the ... plain weave. plain weave. The woof thread passes through the warp in ..."

8. Wool, the World's Comforter: A Survey of the Wool Industry from the Raw by William Dermot Darby (1922)
"A variety of patterns can be produced with the plain weave by using yarns of ... The plain weave is used to a considerable extent in the making of staple ..."

9. Textile design and colour by William Watson (1912)
"Thus, iu pure plain weave, if the number of ends per unit space largely exceeds ... A different form of rib structure is produced in plain weave, however, ..."

10. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"plain weave.— In plain weave the threads are made to interlace alternately; ... A diagram of the interlacing of plain weave fabrics is shown in Fig. ..."

11. Woollen and Worsted Cloth Manufacture: Being a Practical Treatise for the by Roberts Beaumont (1890)
"Effect of Fancy Warping and Wefting on the plain weave—165. Hairline Stripes in the plain weave—166. Hairline Stripes of Three Colours—167. ..."

12. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1906)
"Suppose that it is desired to weave a pattern containing 200 picks of plain weave and 50 picks of a fancy weave, one repeat of which occupies 10 picks. ..."

13. A Cotton Fabrics Glossary by Frank P. Bennett, & Co (1914)
"This can be done, because, on the ordinary fabrics, the yarn* are rather coarse in size, and, necessarily, strong, and also because plain weave is used, ..."

14. A Manual of Weave Construction: A Systematic Arrangement and Explanation of by Ivo Kastanek (1903)
"Fig. lo is a plain weave; Fig. 1oa, the cloth woven with it. One repeat of the weave shown in the lower left hand corner of Fig. ю is indicated by (x). ..."

15. Textiles and Clothing by Ellen Beers McGowan, Charlotte Augusta Waite, A. (1919)
"plain weave. — The simplest weave and one in which many materials are woven is the ... plain weave. plain weave. The woof thread passes through the warp in ..."

16. Wool, the World's Comforter: A Survey of the Wool Industry from the Raw by William Dermot Darby (1922)
"A variety of patterns can be produced with the plain weave by using yarns of ... The plain weave is used to a considerable extent in the making of staple ..."

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