double-knit

American  

[duhb-uhl-nit, -nit] / ˈdʌb əlˈnɪt, -ˌnɪt /

Or double knit,

noun

1. a weft-knit fabric that consists of two single-knit fabrics intimately interlooped.

2. a garment made of such a fabric.

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double knit British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of double-knit

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Lander Reversible Sweats: These sweats out of Portland are reversible, containing two styles in one, and are made of soft double-knit cotton with no itchy seams, tags or zippers.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2021

Lavishly illustrated, it features three excellent essays and traces the extraordinary visual range of the quilts, which can resemble found-object collages, consist entirely of glowing velvets; or elevate double-knit polyester and vintage clothing.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2020

The double-knit insulation might not be something you need during this heat wave, but you'll thank yourself in the winter.

From Golf Digest • Jul. 3, 2018

Like “The Knick,” it’s a grim period piece that revels in the squalor of an earlier era, albeit one that swaps the corsets for double-knit suits. 

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2016

As a club regular myself, I claw the rocks of terminal shame at these family gatherings, especially in the 1970s, when Papa shows up wearing a brown double-knit suit with tan top-stitching.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times