stockinette

[ stok-uh-net ]

/ ˌstɒk əˈnɛt /

noun

Also stock·i·net. a stretchy, machine-knitted fabric used for making undergarments, infants' wear, etc.

Also called stockinette stitch. a knitting pattern made by alternating single rows of knit stitches and of purl stitches in such a way that all the knit stitches show on one side of the fabric and all the purl stitches on the other.

Nearby words

stockholm, stockholm syndrome, stockhorn, stockhorse, stockinet, stockinette, stocking, stocking anesthesia, stocking cap, stocking feet, stocking filler

Origin of stockinette

First recorded in 1775–85; earlier stocking-net

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Examples from the Web for stockinet

Bonde—A loosely woven fabric with a curly, hairy surface, usually made with a jersey or stockinet body.
Textiles and Clothing|Kate Heintz Watson
Another indication of this trend was that stockinet, a knitted material, was gaining in popularity at the end of the century.
Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States|Claudia B. Kidwell
The nightgowns should be made of soft cotton flannel or stockinet.
The Mother and Her Child|William S. Sadler
The weave known as stockinet is best of all, because goods thus made cling to the body and yet restrict its activity very little.
Study of Child Life|Marion Foster Washburne

Stockinet—A plain, elastic texture made on a knitting frame, used for underwear, etc.
Textiles and Clothing|Kate Heintz Watson

British Dictionary definitions for stockinet

stockinet

/ (ˌstɒkɪˈnɛt) /

noun

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

Word Origin for stockinet

C19: perhaps changed from earlier stocking-net

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