1. A finished edge on knit goods, especially hosiery. In women’s stockings, it is a wide band knitted from heavier yarn than the leg and folded on itself. 2. A small cord covered with fabric and sewn along a seam or border to add strength. 3. A seam made by folding the fabric double, generally over a cord, and sewing it. 4. A term sometimes used for piqué.