Knit
[nɪt]
Definition
(noun.) needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine.
(noun.) a basic knitting stitch.
(noun.) a fabric made by knitting.
(verb.) make (textiles) by knitting; 'knit a scarf'.
(verb.) tie or link together.
Checker: Roderick--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Knit
(v. t.) To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To join; to cause to grow together.
(v. t.) To unite closely; to connect; to engage; as, hearts knit together in love.
(v. t.) To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.
(v. i.) To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave by making knots or loops.
(v. i.) To be united closely; to grow together; as, broken bones will in time knit and become sound.
(n.) Union knitting; texture.
Typed by Bush
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Join, unite, connect.
Checked by Gardner
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See JOIN_and_INTERLACE]
Editor: Lou
Definition
v.t. to form into a knot: to tie together: to unite into network by needles: to unite closely to draw together: to contract.—v.i. to interweave with needles: to grow together:—pr.p. knit′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. knit′ted or knit.—n. (Shak.) a style of knitting.—ns. Knit′ter; Knit′ting the work of a knitter: union junction: the network formed by knitting; Knit′ting-machine′ a machine for knitting; Knit′ting-need′le a long needle or wire used for knitting thread into stockings &c.
Typist: Sharif
Examples
- She knit and knit, but while she mused the fire burned; at last she broke out--I tell you, Augustine, I can't get over things so, if you can. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He lay, for the most part, in a quiet stupor; for the laws of a powerful and well-knit frame would not at once release the imprisoned spirit. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Suddenly her face puckered, her brow was knit with thought, she seemed twisted in troublesome effort for utterance. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Fancy stockings, with numerous colours blended, are so knit, and if the yarn holds out a mile of stockings may be thus knit, without a break and without an attendant. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Stockings, in many parts of Scotland, are knit much cheaper than they can anywhere be wrought upon the loom. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Then you must prove it by evincing a good appetite; will you fill the teapot while I knit off this needle? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- And I can only stay home and knit, like a poky old woman! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- She said, however, that the cognac was flattered, and took up her knitting. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- She was occupied in knitting; a large cat sat demurely at her feet; nothing in short was wanting to complete the beau-ideal of domestic comfort. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Hibbert’s Latch Needle for Knitting Machine. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Augustine, sometimes I think you are not far from the kingdom, said Miss Ophelia, laying down her knitting, and looking anxiously at her cousin. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- And again, on Emma's merely turning her head to look at Mrs. Bates's knitting, she added, in a half whisper, I mentioned no _names_, you will observe. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Mrs. Peggotty with the white apron, was knitting on the opposite side of the fire. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Lady Crawley is always knitting the worsted. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- All the women knitted. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Gerald knitted his brows in momentary irritation. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- For he was still reading it with knitted brows. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- A bad truth for you, said Defarge, speaking with knitted brows, and looking straight before him. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Madame Defarge knitted steadily, but the intelligence had a palpable effect upon her husband. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- She knitted her brows. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He knitted his brows in sudden exasperation. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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