double-knit
or dou·ble knit, dou·ble·knit
[ duhb-uhl-nit, -nit ]
noun
a weft-knit fabric that consists of two single-knit fabrics intimately interlooped.
a garment made of such a fabric.
Origin of double-knit
1First recorded in 1890–95
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British Dictionary definitions for double knit
double knit
noun
a knitted material made on two sets of needles that produce a double thickness joined with interlocking stitches
(as modifier): a double-knit fabric
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