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verb

Knit v. t. (past & past part. knit or knitted; pres. part. knitting)

1.

To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying. "A great sheet knit at the four corners." "When your head did but ache, I knit my handkercher about your brows."

2.

To form, as a textile fabric, by the interlacing of yarn or thread in a series of connected loops, by means of needles, either by hand or by machinery; as, to knit stockings.

3.

To join; to cause to grow together. "Nature can not knit the bones while the parts are under a discharge."

4.

To unite closely; to connect; to engage; as, hearts knit together in love. "Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit." "Come, knit hands, and beat the ground, In a light fantastic round." "A link among the days, toknit The generations each to each."

5.

To draw together; to contract into wrinkles. "He knits his brow and shows an angry eye."

Knit v. i.

1.

To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave by making knots or loops.

2.

To be united closely; to grow together; as, broken bones will in time knit and become sound.

To knit up, to wind up; to conclude; to come to a close. "It remaineth to knit up briefly with the nature and compass of the seas." (Obs.)

noun

Knitting n.

1.

The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting; knitwork.

2.

Union formed by knitting, as of bones.

Knitting machine, one of a number of contrivances for mechanically knitting stockings, jerseys, and the like.

Knitting needle, a stiff rod, as of steel wire, with rounded ends for knitting yarn or threads into a fabric, as in stockings.

Knitting sheath, a sheath to receive the end of a needle in knitting.

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Etymology of 'Knitting'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Knitting" Quotes from Famous Books

... bosom, after the crowner's inquess. Sez I: 'Well, Miss Angerline, you had better sarch me and be done with it, if you are the judge, and the jury, and the crowner, and the law, and have got the job to run this case.' Sez she, a-squinting them venomous eyes of her'n, till they looked like knitting needles red hot: 'I leave the sarching to be done by the cunstable—when you are 'rested and handcuffed for 'betting of murder.' Then my dander riz. Sez I, 'Crack your whip and go ahead! You know how, seeing you is the offspring of a Yankee overseer, ...

— At the Mercy of Tiberius • August Evans Wilson

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— Zionism and Anti-Semitism - Zionism by Nordau; and Anti-Semitism by Gottheil • Max Simon Nordau

... as one may say, Perhaps upon a rainy day, Perhaps while at the cradle rocking. Instead of knitting at a stocking, She 'd catch a paper, pen, and ink, And easily the verses clink. Perhaps a headache at a time Would make her on her bed recline, And rather than be merely idle, She 'd give her fancy rein and bridle. She neither wanted lamp nor oil, Nor found composing any toil; As for ...

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— Submarine Warfare of To-day • Charles W. Domville-Fife

... fence or wall marked a limit to their prison, and they walk in and out of their cells at leisure. However, there is a boundary marked out by posts and trees, beyond which they may not go. As we appeared they were sitting about, singly and in groups, knitting peacefully in the warm sunshine. We again inspected their quarters, and learnt that the odd score of women represented the total crime of ...

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