stocking stitch


nounChiefly British.

Words Nearby stocking stitch

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use stocking stitch in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for stocking stitch

stocking stitch

noun
  1. a pattern of stitches in knitting consisting of alternate rows of plain and purl stitch

Origin of stocking stitch

1
C19: so named because of its use in hosiery

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012