Meaning & use
stockinette
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A soft, elastic knitted fabric used for bandages, undergarments, and as a basic knitting stitch pattern.
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The nurse wrapped the injured wrist in stockinette before applying the cast.
The sweater was knitted entirely in stockinette stitch.
A note on using this word
Common in both medical settings, as bandage material, and knitting, as a stitch pattern; also spelled "stockinet."
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