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tricot

noun tri·cot \ ˈtrē-(ˌ)kō , ˈtrī-kət \

Definition of tricot

1 :a plain warp-knitted fabric (as of nylon, wool, rayon, silk, or cotton) with a close inelastic knit and used especially in clothing (such 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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His fall collection explored geometric structures rendered in polyurethane bonded with nylon tricot, a material more commonly used for industrial purposes, like car interiors.

— alexander fury, New York Times, "Junya Watanabe, One of Fashion’s Foremost Thinkers," 17 Oct. 2016

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Origin and Etymology of tricot

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

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