ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Stockinet

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Stockinet is a noun meaning An elastic textile fabric imitating knitting, of which stockings, undergarments, etc., are made.

Meaning

An elastic textile fabric imitating knitting, of which stockings, undergarments, etc., are made.

Example Sentences

The black cloth bodies were stuffed, and were sometimes made of stockinet, or old stockings, for everyone wore black ones in those days.

Word Forms

Synonyms for stockinet

Depending on context, synonyms include stockinette.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stockinette, stocking, tabinet, stock, fishnet, knit.

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