tricolette

[trik-uh-let]

noun

1. a knitted fabric made of silk or synthetic yarn, used in the manufacture of wearing apparel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tricolette¹

1915–20; trico(t) + (flanne)lette ( def. )

Example Sentences

The Tricolette, a Paper-Filter Device for a Single Cup Above; In position on cup—Below; opened, showing parts Among foreign coffee makers applying the French drip principle, the Vienna coffee-making machine, known in the United States as the Bohemian coffee pot, has met with much favor in this country.

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The dress she wore was no longer a cheap blue serge but a handsome tricolette, richly trimmed according to the prevailing mode.

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The dress was of silky changeable tricolette, the skirt plain.

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Carol could not decide whether she was to become a feminist leader or marry a scientist or both, but did settle on Vassar and a tricolette suit with a small black hat for her Freshman year.

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