stockinette

[ 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. Knitting. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stockinette¹

First recorded in 1775–85; earlier stocking-net

Example Sentences

So that leaves me with the basics: garter stitch, stockinette, ribbing, moss stitch.

From The Verge

These red and white stripy stockinette shorts would have lost their shape when wet - so men would have also worn the red pair of pants, known as "athletes", over the top to cover their modesty.

From BBC

They seem to be just long bags, nearly a yard long, of black stockinette stuff.

From Project Gutenberg

In scarlet serge dress and cap of scarlet stockinette, she danced to the tinsel melody.

From Project Gutenberg

Under the plaster, stockinette drawers are worn, and the bony prominences are padded with cotton wool.

From Project Gutenberg