Definition of "plain-woven" []

• Made in plain weave. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Originally made of silk and worsted, poplins were plain-woven, with a fine horizontal rib, produced by using a finer warp thread than the weft."
• "Lightweight, plain-woven or twill silk or rayon fabric, soft, usually printed in small figures."
• "While twill fabrics are not perfectly wrinkle resistant, they are more resistant to wrinkling than are plain-woven fabrics."