Main Entry:

tri·cot

Pronunciation:

\ˈtrē-(ˌ)kō, ˈtrī-kət\

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 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