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n.
A weave in which the filling threads and the warp threads interlace alternately, forming a checkerboard pattern. Also called taffeta weave.


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Meaning #1: a weave in which the filling and warp threads intertwine alternately producing a checkerboard effect
  Synonym: taffeta weave


 
 
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