KNIT

knit. Knit, v.t. knit, knitted, pret. knit, knitted, pa. to make stocking-work, join unite

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Knit (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knit or Knitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Knitting.] [[OE. knitten, knutten, As. cnyttan, fr. cnotta knot; akin to Icel. kn�ta, Sw. knyta, Dan. knytte. See Knot.]] 1. 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. 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. 3. To join; to cause to grow together.
Nature can not knit the bones while the parts are under a discharge. Wiseman. 4. 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. 5. To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.
He knits his brow and shows an angry eye. Shak.