knitwearn.
/ˈnɪtwɛː/, U.S. /ˈnɪtˌwɛr/ Knitted articles of clothing.
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knitwear1925
1925–6 Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price List 698 ‘Braemar’ Knitwear for Gentlemen.
1928 Daily Express 7 May 4 Two-piece suits, knitwear, leather coats and raincoats.
1957 L. F. R. Williams State of Israel 111 There is already some considerable export of cotton goods, as well as of knitwear.
1966 Illustr. London News 26 Feb. 5 The knitwear is made of Shetland wool and is fully fashioned with raglan sleeves.
1973 J. Thomson Death Cap vi. 91 He was in Bradford, seeing some knitwear manufacturers on business.
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