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Knit (nĭt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knit or Knitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Knitting.] [OE. knitten, knutten, As. cnyttan, fr. cnotta knot; akin to Icel. knȳta, Sw. knyta, Dan. knytte. See Knot.]
1. To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.
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A great sheet knit at the four corners. Acts x. 11.
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When your head did but ache,
I knit my handkercher about your brows. Shak.
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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”.
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3. To join; to cause to grow together.
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Nature can not knit the bones while the parts are under a discharge. Wiseman.
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4. To unite closely; to connect; to engage; as, “hearts knit together in love”.
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Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit. Shak.
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Come, knit hands, and beat the ground,
In a light fantastic round. Milton (Comus).
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A link among the days, toknit
The generations each to each. Tennyson.
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5. To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.
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He knits his brow and shows an angry eye. Shak.
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Knit, v. i.
1. To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave by making knots or loops.
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2. To be united closely; to grow together; as, “broken bones will in time knit and become sound”.
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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.
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Knit, n. Union knitting; texture. Shak.
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