Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A sturdy worsted fabric with a double twill, used for dresses and suits.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, from tricot, tricot; see tricot.]

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Examples

  • I have the Sophia dress in blue silk tricotine and now it's available in red silk chiffon.

    Find Me a Dress fusenumber8 2007

  • In a slim, brown tricotine with a wide, untrimmed hat of silky brown straw her loveliness has come back, and with it my enthusiasm.

    Jane Journeys On Ruth Comfort Mitchell 1918

  • The Parisian bourgeois sensibility is overturned with PVC capes over satin duchesse, silk tricotine and wool.

    China Post Online - Taiwan , News , Taiwan newspaper 2010

  • For Nicole Urso, 29, we went for the silk tricotine goddess gown ($475, up to size 16) which, though comfortable and lightweight, would need a bright sash, fun accessories or other splash of color to liven up the simple design.

    STLtoday.com Top News Headlines 2010

  • Little Black Dress is the Silk tricotine Rebecca short dress by

    Style Me Pretty : The Ultimate Wedding Blog 2008

  • "She just wore a dark blue tricotine one-piece dress and a little plain dark hat.

    The Girl from Montana Grace Livingston Hill 1906

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