Meanings
nounstockinet (countable and uncountable, plural stockinets)
plural stockinets · alternative stockinette
- countableuncountableAn elastic textile fabric imitating knitting, of which stockings, undergarments, etc., are made.
The black cloth bodies were stuffed, and were sometimes made of stockinet, or old stockings, for everyone wore black ones in those days.
1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 162
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Bulgarian еластично трико
- еластично трико (elastično triko)elastic textile fabric imitating knitting
Finnish trikoo
- trikooelastic textile fabric imitating knitting
Japanese メリヤス編み
- メリヤス編み (meriyasuami)elastic textile fabric imitating knitting
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with stockinet
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APA
stockinet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stockinet
MLA
“stockinet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stockinet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stockinet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stockinet.
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