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stocking stitch

noun

, Chiefly British.

stocking stitch

noun

  1. a pattern of stitches in knitting consisting of alternate rows of plain and purl stitch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stocking stitch1

C19: so named because of its use in hosiery
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Example Sentences

Work 20 rows stocking stitch and compare with the tension given in the instruction.

All given tension in Beehive instructions is measured over stocking stitch.

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