double-knit or dou·ble knit, dou·ble·knit [duhb-uh l-nit, -nit] Word Origin noun
- a weft-knit fabric that consists of two single-knit fabrics intimately interlooped.
- a garment made of such a fabric.
Origin of double-knit First recorded in 1890–95 British Dictionary definitions for double knit double knit noun
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- a knitted material made on two sets of needles that produce a double thickness joined with interlocking stitches
- (as modifier)a double-knit fabric