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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The checkered or interlaced pattern typical of a woven basket.

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  • noun A simple woven pattern in which groups of warp and weft threads are interlaced to give a checkerboard appearance

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Examples

  • Tory Burch Tory Burch resort collection 2012 Tory Burch went Southwest for her spirited resort collection, which featured, in addition to her signature tunics and ballet flats, twists such as pretty silk fringe scarves, tweed woven ponchos and basketweave jackets all inspired by the American Southwest, Santa Fe in particular.

    Resort Wear from the Urban Jungle to the Mellow Southwest Ray A. Smith 2011

  • Tory Burch Tory Burch resort collection 2012 Tory Burch went Southwest for her spirited resort collection, which featured, in addition to her signature tunics and ballet flats, twists such as pretty silk fringe scarves, tweed woven ponchos and basketweave jackets all inspired by the American Southwest, Santa Fe in particular.

    Resort Wear from the Urban Jungle to the Mellow Southwest Ray A. Smith 2011

  • It consists of two tall decorating bottles, three short decorating bottles, five steel decorating tips (round, ribbon, leaf, star and basketweave) and a frosting spatula.

    Kuhn Rikon Squeezable Decorating Kit | Baking Bites 2009

  • I love the basketweave quilting that you are doing in the background.

    Madwoman quilter... katelnorth 2008

  • Yes, the basketweave blanket is beautifully drapey. ahem.

    Dolly Wants to Play... 2010

  • I would never want a cake like this, but I am extremely curious as to how they did the basketweave blanket on the second cake shown... if it's buttercream, how did they get it to be drapey.

    Dolly Wants to Play... 2010

  • If there's a corresponding coffee cup holder in basketweave, I am IN, baby!

    Oversight Steve Perry 2010

  • It's in near mint condition, save for 1 ding in the basketweave type stock.

    No, I Don't Hate the Winchester 88 2007

  • If you can knit all that basketweave without wanting to shoot yourself in the head, the last sweater is very cute.

    Looking Ahead to Spring - And She Knits Too! 2008

  • However, for your stated purpost, I also really like that last basketweave sweater from Kim.

    Looking Ahead to Spring - And She Knits Too! 2008

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