knit (n ĭt)
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v. knit or knit·ted, knit·ting, knits v.tr.1. To make (a fabric or garment) by intertwining yarn or thread in a series of connected loops either by hand, with knitting needles, or on a machine. 2. To form (yarn or thread) into fabric by intertwining. 3. To join closely; unite securely. 4. To draw (the brows) together in wrinkles; furrow. v.intr.1. To make a fabric or garment by knitting. 2. To become securely joined or mended together closely, as a fractured bone. 3. To come together in wrinkles or furrows, as the brows. n.1. A fabric or garment made by knitting. 2. The way in which a fabric has been knit: a loose knit.
[Middle English knitten, to tie in a knot, from Old English cnyttan.]
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