double knit

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double knit also dou·ble-knit (d

l-n

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A jerseylike fabric knitted on a machine equipped with two sets of needles so that a double thickness of fabric is produced in which the two sides of the fabric are interlocked.

double-knit adj.

double knit

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing)

a. a knitted material made on two sets of needles that produce a double thickness joined with interlocking stitches

b. (as modifier) a double-knit fabric

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Noun

double knit - a knit fabric similar to jersey that is made with two sets of needles producing a double thickness joined by interlocking stitches

knit - a fabric made by knitting

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