stockinette
[ stok-uh-net ]
/ ˌstɒk əˈnɛt /
noun
Also stock·i·net.
a stretchy, machine-knitted fabric used for making undergarments, infants' wear, etc.
Also called stockinette stitch.
a knitting pattern made by alternating single rows of knit stitches and of purl stitches in such a way that all the knit stitches show on one side of the fabric and all the purl stitches on the other.
Origin of stockinette
First recorded in 1775–85; earlier
stocking-net
Words nearby stockinette
stockholm,
stockholm syndrome,
stockhorn,
stockhorse,
stockinet,
stockinette,
stocking,
stocking anesthesia,
stocking cap,
stocking feet,
stocking filler
Example sentences from the Web for stockinet
British Dictionary definitions for stockinet
stockinet
/ (ˌstɒkɪˈnɛt) /
noun
a machine-knitted elastic fabric used, esp formerly, for stockings, undergarments, etc
Word Origin for stockinet
C19: perhaps changed from earlier
stocking-net