double-knit

or dou·ble knit, dou·ble·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.

Origin of double-knit

1
First recorded in 1890–95

Words Nearby double-knit

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British Dictionary definitions for double knit

double knit

noun
    • a knitted material made on two sets of needles that produce a double thickness joined with interlocking stitches

    • (as modifier): a double-knit fabric

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