First Known Use: 1859
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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 (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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Origin 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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