TRICOT


Meaning of TRICOT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtrē-(ˌ)kō, ˈtrī-kət ]

noun

Etymology: French, from tricoter to move the legs rapidly, knit, from Middle French, to run, skip, ultimately from Old French estriquier to stroke, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English strīcan to stroke — more at strike

Date: 1859

1. : a plain warp-knitted fabric (as of nylon, wool, rayon, silk, or cotton) with a close inelastic knit and used especially in clothing (as underwear)

2. : a twilled clothing fabric of wool with fine warp ribs or of wool and cotton with fine weft ribs

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