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stockinet

British  
/ ˌstɒkɪˈnɛt /

noun

  1. a machine-knitted elastic fabric used, esp formerly, for stockings, undergarments, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of stockinet

C19: perhaps changed from earlier stocking-net

Example Sentences

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All day and all night delirious crowds paraded, cavorted, gyrated in the streets with red stockinet "liberty caps" on their heads.

From Time Magazine Archive

By oxcart and on burro the peasants came in their red stockinet caps and baggy breeches.

From Time Magazine Archive

The trousers may mach the habit or may be of stockinet, or the imported cashmere tights may be worn.

From In the Riding-School; Chats with Esmeralda by Browne, Theo. Stephenson

For riding during the hot weather in India and other tropical countries, a very useful garment is a Norfolk jacket in cream stockinet, which can be purchased ready-made.

From The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. by Hayes, M. Horace (Matthew Horace)

Bonde—A loosely woven fabric with a curly, hairy surface, usually made with a jersey or stockinet body.

From Textiles and Clothing by Watson, Kate Heintz

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