knittings
plural of knitting
Source: Wiktionary
Knit"ting, n.
1. The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting.
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 , 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.
Knit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knit or Knitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Knitting.] Etym: [OE. knitten, knutten, As. cnyttan, fr. cnotta knot; akin to Icel. kn, Sw. knyta, Dan. knytte. See Knot.]
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. Acts x. 11. When your head did but ache, I knit my handkercher about your brows. Shak.
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. Wiseman.
4. To unite closely; to connect; to engage; as, hearts knit together in love. Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit. Shak. Come , knit hands, and beat the ground, In a light fantastic round. Milton. A link among the days, toknit The generations each to each. Tennyson.
5. To draw together; to contract into wrinkles. knits his brow and shows an angry eye. Shak.
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.] Holland.
Knit, n.
Definition: Union knitting; texture. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 September 2024
(verb) remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; “Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs”
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