stockinet

/ ˌstɒkɪˈnɛt /

noun

1. a machine-knitted elastic fabric used, esp formerly, for stockings, undergarments, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of stockinet¹

C19: perhaps changed from earlier stocking-net

Example Sentences

Another indication of this trend was that stockinet, a knitted material, was gaining in popularity at the end of the century.

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Either a round or an oblong hole may be cut in the stockinet, the round hole being three-fourths of an inch across, and the oblong three-fourths of an inch by one inch.

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For riding during the hot weather in India and other tropical countries, a very useful garment is a Norfolk jacket in cream stockinet, which can be purchased ready-made.

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Bonde—A loosely woven fabric with a curly, hairy surface, usually made with a jersey or stockinet body.

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Close your studio door to all 'orders,' be they ever so tempting: if a fastidious world will have you make 'nude statues dressed in stockinet,' tell it to get behind you!

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