circular-knit
7.0
A tube-shaped fabric that a round machine makes without side seams
- adjective
- Specialized
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tejido circular
- The sweater was made from circular-knit fabric, providing a seamless and comfortable fit.
Examples
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She preferred circular-knit garments because they were easy to wear and felt smooth against her skin.
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The factory specializes in producing circular-knit textiles that are widely used in sportswear.
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Then yarns are sent to the mill, where huge circular knitting machines weave them into sheets of rough, grayish fabric treated with heat and chemicals until they turn soft and white.
Synonyms
knitted
vscircular-knit
2.4
Someone joins yarn or thread into many small loops to make cloth
is produced as a tubular seamless fabric on a round industrial machine
How Seamless
Surface Forms
circular-knit positive
Morphology
Etymology
Circular-knit comes from circular meaning 'round' and knit meaning 'to make fabric by looping yarn'. So, circular-knit describes cloth made in a round tube with no side seams, which is why hats and smooth shirts often use it.