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knitwear

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

knitted garments

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

knitted clothing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English knit Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English knitwear From knit + -wear.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: трикотаж (trikotaž) — knitted garments
  • Chinese Mandarin: 針織品 /针织品 (zhēnzhīpǐn) — knitted garments
  • Finnish: neule — knitted garments
  • French: tricot — knitted garments
  • Georgian: ტრიკოტაჟი (ṭriḳoṭaži) — knitted garments
  • Georgian: ტრიკოტაჟის ნაწარმი (ṭriḳoṭažis nac̣armi) — knitted garments
  • German: Strickwaren — knitted garments
  • Irish: éadaí cniotáilte — knitted garments
  • Japanese: ニットウェア (nittowea) — knitted garments
  • Japanese: 編み物 (amimono) — knitted garments
  • Latvian: trikotāža — knitted garments
  • Persian: تریکو (triko) — knitted garments
  • Portuguese: malha — knitted garments
  • Russian: трикота́ж (trikotáž) — knitted garments
  • Russian: трикота́жные изде́лия (trikotážnyje izdélija) — knitted garments
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