A weave used principally for towels and glass-cloths in which a rough surface effect is created on a plain ground texture by weaving short floats, whereby warp floats are on one side of the fabric and weft floats are on the other.
1. (Weave) A weave used principally for towels and glass-cloths in which a rough-surface effect is produced on a plain-ground texture by short floats, warp on one side and weft on the other. 2. (Fabric) A fabric made in huckaback weave.