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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

... future of these young women appears rather vague. The demand for female Hindu teachers in India is at present small, and a few only have found employment in this way. Three or four have become nurses or midwives. Knitting, weaving, and other industrial work has taken practical shape and may lead to something. But, so far, only one student has accomplished remarriage, which is what would make the Home a real blessing amongst Hindus. There are now a number of educated men who feel the ...

— India and the Indians • Edward F. Elwin

... moustache of a Chinaman. Also, as his small eyes scanned me with an air of impudent distrust, I could detect that they were engaged in counting the holes and dams in my raiment. Only after a long interval did he draw a deep breath as from his pocket he produced a clay pipe with a cane mouthpiece, and, knitting his brows attentively, fell to peering into the pipe's black bowl. ...

— Through Russia • Maxim Gorky

... spied old Moodie standing in the open gateway of the court, with a light in his hand, and knitting his shaggy brows. He looked neither very drunk, nor much afraid of robbers, but trembled with rage on seeing L'Isle's mode of breaking out of the mansion. With a strong effort of self-control, L'Isle walked off without limping, and was soon lost in the ...

— The Actress in High Life - An Episode in Winter Quarters • Sue Petigru Bowen

... these two things? Let us look at each of them. Now the word rendered 'set his love' includes more than is suggested by that rendering, beautiful as it is. It implies the binding or knitting oneself to anything. Now, though love be the true cement by which men are bound to God, as it is the only real bond which binds men to one another, yet the word itself covers a somewhat wider area than is covered by the notion of love. It is not my love only that I am to ...

— Expositions Of Holy Scripture - Volume I: St. Luke, Chaps. I to XII • Alexander Maclaren

... had sunk to sleep. She strained her eyes with home-sick longings to detect lights where she thought Ulm might be; and, as she thought of her uncle and aunt, the poodle and the cat round the stove, the maids spinning and the prentices knitting as her uncle read aloud some grave good book, most probably the legend of the saint of the day, and contrasted it with the rude gruff sounds of revelry that found their way up the turret stairs, she could hardly restrain her sobs from awakening ...

— The Dove in the Eagle's Nest • Charlotte M. Yonge

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