Also spelled window-pane and window-panes
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A fabric pattern of widely-spaced intersecting vertical and horizontal lines forming large squares.
As for patterns, solids are the most formal, followed by stripes, nailhead, and birdseye (tiny, frequent dots on a darker background; nailhead is smaller and squarer), pic-and-pic (tiny, staggered diagonal lines, like miniature staircases), herringbone, windowpane, houndstooth, and glen plaid.
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