tricot

One entry found for tricot.

Main Entry: tri·cot
Pronunciation: 'trE-(")kO, 'trI-k&t
Function: 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 strIcan to stroke -- more at STRIKE
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