locknitとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /ˈlɒkˌnɪt/

名詞

locknit (countable and uncountable, plural locknits)

1. A warp-knitted fabric with an interlocking stitch that resists runs, offers good elasticity and has dimensional stability.

   The garment's durability is enhanced by using a locknit, which prevents runs and maintains its shape.

   • 1927 May 21, “Fashion and Fancies”, in The Illustrated London News, page 171:

     While these new materials helping to inspire coming fashions and are carrying out the present ones, the older fabrics, Celanese Milanese, SelfStripe, Tricot, and Locknit continue to be firm favourites for lingerie of every description.

   • 1981, United States. National Bureau of Standards, NBS Special Publication, Issues 601-603, U.S. Government Printing Office, page 119:

     Figures A and B illustrate the difference in construction between a single "jersey weft knit" and a "2-bar locknit warp knit" when viewed from the frontal plane.

   • 2024, S. P. Mishra, Design and Structure of Textile Fabrics, CRC Press, page 254:

     In weft locknit, float stitches are made on alternate needles of systematically to reduce elasticity and to prevent ladder formation.