basket weave
noun
: a textile weave resembling the checkered pattern of a plaited basket
also
: something resembling this weave
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Choose from linen, basket weave, chenille, or this striking jacquard print to level up the elegant, vintage look of your home decor.
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2025
The actor wore a strapless Oscar de la Renta ballgown in a fascinating gold metallic basket weave fabric.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 16 Sep. 2024
This white, dishwasher-safe ceramic dish and cover are chock-full of detail, from the tiny rabbit knob to the basket weave effect.
—Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
Anchoring the table, a Publix cake frosted with a basket weave pattern is decorated with Whoppers Robin Eggs candies and a porcelain Herend bunny from Cain's collection.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024
The first model wore an enormous glazed straw hat in the conical shape of the trulli, and there were basket weave corsets and lingerie sets collaged from crochet doilies.
—Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 9 July 2023
Charles Tyrwhitt uses a loose basket weave wool that adds breathability and flexibility while fighting off wrinkles.
—Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 28 June 2023
The resulting surfaces include barleycorn for the outer portion of the main dial; basket weave for the seconds subdial, which also displays the moon phase complication; clous de Paris within the calendar dials; as well as a wave and trough pattern on the hours and minute subdials.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2023
This process is called the simple basket weave.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 15 July 2021
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2025
The actor wore a strapless Oscar de la Renta ballgown in a fascinating gold metallic basket weave fabric.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 16 Sep. 2024
This white, dishwasher-safe ceramic dish and cover are chock-full of detail, from the tiny rabbit knob to the basket weave effect.
—Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
Anchoring the table, a Publix cake frosted with a basket weave pattern is decorated with Whoppers Robin Eggs candies and a porcelain Herend bunny from Cain's collection.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024
The first model wore an enormous glazed straw hat in the conical shape of the trulli, and there were basket weave corsets and lingerie sets collaged from crochet doilies.
—Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 9 July 2023
Charles Tyrwhitt uses a loose basket weave wool that adds breathability and flexibility while fighting off wrinkles.
—Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 28 June 2023
The resulting surfaces include barleycorn for the outer portion of the main dial; basket weave for the seconds subdial, which also displays the moon phase complication; clous de Paris within the calendar dials; as well as a wave and trough pattern on the hours and minute subdials.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2023
This process is called the simple basket weave.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 15 July 2021
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“Basket weave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basket%20weave. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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