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stock⋅i⋅nette

[stok-uh-net]
–noun
1. Also, stock⋅i⋅net. a stretchy, machine-knitted fabric used for making undergarments, infants' wear, etc.
2. Also called stockinette stitch. a knitting pattern made by alternating single rows of knit stitches and of purl stitches in such a way that all the knit stitches show on one side of the fabric and all the purl stitches on the other.

Origin:
1775–85; earlier stocking-net
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stock·i·nette also stock·i·net   (stŏk'ə-nět')   
n.  An elastic knitted fabric used especially in making undergarments, bandages, and babies' clothes.

[Alteration ofstocking net.]
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Main Entry: stock·i·nette
Variant: or stock·i·net /"stäk-&-'net/
Function: noun
: a soft elasticusually cotton fabric used especially for bandages
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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