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Glossary

What is Circular knitting machine?

A knitting machine that knits a seamless tube of fabric (or a complete sock) on a rotating cylinder of needles, rather than knitting or weaving flat fabric that is later cut and sewn.

This term in other languages

Arabicماكينة تريكو دائرية
FrenchMachine à tricoter circulaire
TurkishYuvarlak örme makinesi

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