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knitwear

knitwear

3 2.1
Clothing made by knitting, like sweaters or scarves
  • noun
  • /ˈnɪtˌwɛr/
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  • My grandmother loves to create knitwear such as hats and blankets for her family.
  • knitwear designer
  • handmade knitwear
  • knitwear factory

I was shocked when we did this at how much my big chunky knitwear shrunk down.

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Examples

  • It would not be a fantastic overstatement to convey that knitwear is one of the most useful items for the winter season.

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  • I invited a few of my favorite knitwear designers to discuss their design process and inspiration and to share some tips and ideas too.

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  • - I work in knitwear.

  • And again, knitwear is ideal for the autumn time.

  • What, you think I make a living designing knitwear?

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  • You studied fashion design and specialized in knitwear—can you tell us a little more about your course? It sounds pretty exciting. How and why did you decide to specialize in knitwear?

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  • As we bundle on a couple more layers of knitwear, hats, and light jackets, toy with the idea of packing away our tanks and sandals, and start ordering more warm drinks at the local coffee shop, yes, the signs are everywhere.

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  • So the lounge Knit is a heavyweight oversized knitwear piece that has two asymmetric jacquard blocks, one in a slate green and one in a heavy grade.

  • Many of the names on the ground floor racks will be familiar to longtime shoppers, like Ulla Johnson, who's got knitwear for $175 and dresses for $130 to $175.

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  • She wore a beautiful knitwear sweater that kept her warm in the chilly evening.

Synonyms

clothes
vsknitwear
1.0

Things you wear to cover your body, like shirts and coats

are the specific clothing types created by the same looped yarn process
clothing
vsknitwear
530 1.0

Things you wear to cover your body

is a subset that shares the same making method and typical items
garment
vsknitwear
120 1.8

An item of clothing that covers the body

is specifically clothing made by interlacing yarn into wearable pieces
wear
vsknitwear
60 1.0

Clothing for a particular activity, for example work or evening

is general-purpose pieces made by interlacing yarn for ordinary use
apparel
vsknitwear
  • Formal
57 3.8

Clothing for a particular purpose or event

is everyday pieces made by interlacing yarn rather than formal dress
knit
vsknitwear
44 3.8

A fabric made by looping yarn with needles or a machine

is clothing made that way and used as sweaters scarves and cardigans
wearing apparel
vsknitwear
1 2.8

Clothes people put on to cover their body

is the group limited to pieces made by interlacing yarn for wear
knitwork
vsknitwear
5.0

Cloth made by looping yarn with needles, like a sweater

is clothing produced by this needlework and meant as wearable items

How Warm

heavy coat
3 1.0
knitwear
3 2.1

Surface Forms

knitwear singular
knitwears plural

Morphology

knitwear = knit + wear (transparent) = knit + wear

The meaning is directly composed from 'knit' + 'wear' to mean clothing made by knitting, which is easily inferable by learners.

Etymology

Knitwear breaks into knit and wear: knit means 'to make cloth by making loops with yarn' and wear means 'clothes'. So knitwear is a word for clothes made by knitting, like sweaters, cardigans, and scarves.