plain knit

noun

1. the simplest knitted construction, consisting of vertical ribs visible on the front of the fabric and horizontal rows of stitches visible on the back, used in the production of hosiery and jersey fabrics.

Word History and Origins

Origin of plain knit¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Plain knit thirty rows, slipping the first stitch of every row.

From Project Gutenberg