rib-knit
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of rib-knit
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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Some outfits had off-the-shoulder panels - in faux-fur, shearling or rib-knit.
From Reuters ● Mar. 11, 2022
Earlier this year, Peter Lindbergh’s instalment continued in the same vein, presenting portraits of women with their clothes largely on: Uma Thurman was snapped in a rib-knit roll-neck.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2017
And in a third, we see Uma Thurman laughing as her hair is teased into place, a chunky rib-knit roll-neck framing her jaw.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 1, 2016
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