tricot
[ tree-koh ]
/ ˈtri koʊ /
noun
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
a kind of worsted cloth.
Origin of tricot
1870–75; < French: knitting, knitted fabric, sweater, derivative of
tricoter to knit ≪ Germanic; akin to German
stricken to knit
Words nearby tricot
tricolour,
tricorn,
tricornered,
tricornute,
tricostate,
tricot,
tricotine,
tricotyledonous,
tricresol,
tricrotic,
trictrac
Example sentences from the Web for tricot
British Dictionary definitions for tricot
tricot
/ (ˈtrɪkəʊ, ˈtriː-) /
noun
a thin rayon or nylon fabric knitted or resembling knitting, used for dresses, etc
a type of ribbed dress fabric
Word Origin for tricot
C19: from French, from
tricoter to knit, of unknown origin