double-knit


double knit

also dou·ble-knit (dŭb′əl-nĭt′)n. A jerseylike fabric knitted on a machine equipped with two sets of needles so that a double thickness of fabric is produced in which the two sides of the fabric are interlocked.
dou′ble-knit′ adj.

dou′ble knit′



n. 1. a fabric knitted on a machine with two sets of needles and yarns, thereby having the same characteristic ribbing on both the face and the back. 2. a garment made of this. [1890–95]