stockinette
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- noun
- /ˌstɑːkɪˈnɛt/
- Specialized
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punto de jersey
- She chose a light blue stockinette fabric to make a baby romper.
Examples
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He folded the stockinette neatly after using it to sew a cozy blanket.
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The long stretches of stockinette were also a bit tiresome, but the increasing and decreasing helped keep me from being totally bored.
Blog text (33) -
A standard stockinette tube was used to cover the foot and leg and was carefully trimmed to avoid folds.
Academic text (1995) -
This particular stitch lets you embroider on top of your existing stitches of stockinette fabric in a contrasting color.
Blog text (32) -
The baby was wrapped in a soft stockinette to keep her warm and comfortable.
Synonyms
A soft, loosely knitted fabric used for baby clothes or underwear
Compounds
- Specialized
A knitting pattern of alternating knit and purl rows that makes a smooth fabric used for sweaters
How Soft
Surface Forms
Morphology
stockinette = stocking (semi-transparent) = stockin + ette
Formally built from 'stocking' with the diminutive/derivational suffix '-ette', but the modern specialised fabric sense is not fully predictable from 'stocking' alone.
Etymology
Stockinette comes from the word stocking plus the small French ending -ette, so it meant 'little stocking'. That's why stockinette now names a soft, stretchy knit fabric that feels like a tiny stocking and is ideal for baby clothes and undergarments.