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basket weave |
a weave in fabrics that gives an appearance similar to that of a woven basket. |
basketwork |
objects or materials having the weave of, or made like, a basket. |
braid |
to weave together three or more pieces of material or strands of hair to form one length that looks like a rope. [1/3 definitions] |
broadcloth |
a fabric with a close weave and a soft finish, made of cotton, rayon, or silk and used for clothing. |
brocade |
to weave with a raised pattern. [1/2 definitions] |
cane |
to weave a cane surface for. [1/7 definitions] |
Cheviot |
(l.c.) a woolen fabric of a coarse twill weave, usu. used for coats and suits. [1/2 definitions] |
chiffon |
a transparent fabric of fine weave, used in women's dresses and finery. [1/3 definitions] |
chino |
a rough, cotton fabric with a twill weave. [1/2 definitions] |
duvetyn |
a napped fabric of cotton, silk, wool, or rayon that has a twilled weave. |
gauze |
a thin cloth that one can see through or other material with a loose or open weave. [1/2 definitions] |
grenadine1 |
a thin fabric worked in an open mesh weave. |
interweave |
to weave together. [1/3 definitions] |
inweave |
to weave in or with. |
loom1 |
to weave (fabric) on a loom. [1/2 definitions] |
marseille |
(sometimes cap.) a thick, strong cotton fabric with figures or stripes in a raised weave, often used for bedspreads. |
monk's cloth |
a heavy cotton fabric in a basket weave, used esp. for bedspreads and curtains. |
muslin |
any of various sturdy cotton fabrics, usu. of plain weave, used for sheets, clothing, and the like. |
netting |
a fabric with an open netlike weave. [1/2 definitions] |
oxford |
a cotton cloth woven in a plain or basket-weave pattern, used esp. for shirts. [1/2 definitions] |
plait |
to weave together strands of, so as to make a braid. [1/5 definitions] |
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