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stocking stitch

American  

noun

Chiefly British.

  1. stockinette.

stocking stitch British  

noun

  1. a pattern of stitches in knitting consisting of alternate rows of plain and purl stitch

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Etymology

Origin of stocking stitch

C19: so named because of its use in hosiery

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