Knitting. Designating a stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from left to right; (also) consisting of or involving…

A knitted textile fabric of considerable elasticity used chiefly in the making of undergarments. Also stockinet cloth, stockinet material.

Of a garment or fabric: knitted by hand, as opposed to by machine; = hand-knitted adj. at hand, n. compounds 5c. Cf. machine-knit v. at machine, n.…

A machine-knitted stretch fabric produced using an interlocking stitch, formerly used esp. in the manufacture of women's underwear. Frequently…

attributive. Of Jersey; of Jersey worsted. Hence also used of fine machine-knitted fabric generally.

a type of thick ribbed knitting.

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Aran Islands; spec. designating a type of patterned knitwear.

of a fabric made by flat-knitting.

A line for binding or attaching anything; normally one composed of twisted threads of spun vegetable… (See quot. 1964). Usually attributive (see s…