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stockinet
/ ˌstɒkɪˈnɛt /
noun
- a machine-knitted elastic fabric used, esp formerly, for stockings, undergarments, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stockinet1
C19: perhaps changed from earlier stocking-net
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Example Sentences
The king and his ministers were first encased in tight-fitting stockinet shirts and drawers.
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Bonde—A loosely woven fabric with a curly, hairy surface, usually made with a jersey or stockinet body.
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Stockinet—A plain, elastic texture made on a knitting frame, used for underwear, etc.
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The stocking is made of knitted material called stockinet, not of woven cloth.
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The weave known as stockinet is best of all, because goods thus made cling to the body and yet restrict its activity very little.
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