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knit·ted       [nit-id] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
made by knitting, as a cloth article: a knitted bedspread.
[Origin: 1850–55; knit + -ed2]
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knit       [nit] Pronunciation Key verb, knit·ted or knit, knit·ting, noun
–verb (used with object)
1.to make (a garment, fabric, etc.) by interlocking loops of one or more yarns either by hand with knitting needles or by machine.
2.to join closely and firmly, as members or parts (often fol. by together): The tragedy knitted the family closer together.
3.to contract into folds or wrinkles: to knit the brow.
4.to form or create from diverse sources or elements: She knitted her play from old folk tales and family anecdotes.
–verb (used without object)
5.to become closely and firmly joined together; grow together, as broken bones do.
6.to contract into folds or wrinkles, as the brow.
7.to become closely and intimately united.
–noun
8.fabric produced by knitting.
9.a knitted garment.
10.a style or type of knitting.
11.the basic stitch in knitting, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn forward through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle. Compare purl1 (def. 3).
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME knitte, OE cnyttan to tie; c. G knütten; see knot1]

—Related forms
knit·ta·ble, adjective
knitter, noun

—Synonyms 2. bind, link, unite.
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knit       (nĭt)  Pronunciation Key 
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.]

knit'ter n.
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knitted

adjective
made by intertwining threads in a series of connected loops rather than by weaving; "knitted garments"; "a hand-knitted sweater" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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