stockinet

Variant of stockinette

stockinette definition

stocki·nette or stockinet stock′i·net′ (stäk′ə net′)

noun

  1. an elastic, machine-knitted cloth used for making stockings, underwear, etc.
  2. a knitting stitch fashioned by alternating rows of knitting and purling

Etymology: prob. for earlier stocking net

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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