double knit

[duhb-uhl-nit, -nit]

doub·le-knit

[duhb-uhl-nit, -nit]
noun
1.
a weft-knit fabric that consists of two single-knit fabrics intimately interlooped.
2.
a garment made of such a fabric.
Also, double knit, dou·ble·knit.


Origin:
1890–95
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double knit
 
n
a.  a knitted material made on two sets of needles that produce a double thickness joined with interlocking stitches
 b.  (as modifier): a double-knit fabric

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