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Examples of plain weave in a Sentence
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For a more subtle shimmer, Cotton Incorporated’s development team made a plain weave fabric with indigo yarns in the warp, a black and gold Lurex yarn in the filling.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2025
Percale: These sheets are made from plain weave cotton fiber.
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Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
Most of the midcentury modern couches on this offer at least one or two fabric upholstery colors, but the Jasper sofa has more than 200 color options, including a range of materials such as velvet, plain weave, boucle, and microfiber.
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Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2023
Meanwhile, Larsson stacks belts rather than working them in a plain weave for the new Triangle bag.
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Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2023
Weave The three most common pillowcase weaves are plain weave, sateen, and percale.
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Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2023
In the case of The Ledbury, suits for staff were made from a plain weave, high-twist wool selected for its robustness and breathability, in a dark gray hue less likely to show wine stains or candle wax.
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Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 24 May 2023
The dual fabric—a softer, stretchier backside and plain weave shell front—seemed unnecessary.
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Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2023
The Indian subcontinent had been the home of muslin, a cotton fabric of plain weave, for centuries.
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Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined above
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“Plain weave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plain%20weave. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
plain weave
noun
: a weave in which the threads cross by lacing together alternately
plain-woven
adjective
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