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.

double knit

noun

1. 1. a knitted material made on two sets of needles that produce a double thickness joined with interlocking stitches
   2. ( as modifier )

      a double-knit fabric

Word History and Origins

Origin of double-knit¹

First recorded in 1890–95