Hillside Wire Cloth: Wire Mesh Glossary of Terms

Count	-refers to the number of openings per linear inch
Crimp	-depressions in wires to hold them in place
Double Crimp	-depressions in warp and shute wires to hold the wires in position
Gauge	-wire diameter
Intercrimp	-extra depressions in wires between the intersections
Lock Crimp	-extra depth in crimp to lock the wires in place
Mesh	-refers to the number of openings in a lineal inch measured from the center of one wire to a point one inch distant.
Oblong Mesh	-mesh with rectangular openings, resulting in a different count in both the warp and shute directions
Off Count	-see "Oblong Mesh"
Plain Weave	-each warp and shute wires pass over one and under the next adjacent wire.
Rectangular Mesh	-see "Oblong Mesh"
Selvage	finished edge to prevent fraying of wire cloth
Shute Wires	-wires running across the width of the cloth as woven
Space	clear opening between adjacent parallel wires.
Square Mesh	-wire cloth with the same mesh count in both directions
Twilled Weave	-each warp wire and each shute wire pass successively over two and under the next adjacent pair of wires.
Twilled Dutch Weave	-combination of Twilled and Plain Dutch weaves.
Warp Wires	-wires running the length of the cloth as woven
Weft Wires	-See "Shute Wires"