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Meaning of KNITTING

Pronunciation:  'niting

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  creating knitted wear
  2. [n]  needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
 
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 Synonyms: knit, knitwork
 
 See Also: creating from raw materials, needlecraft, needlework

 

 

Products Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

Knitting
Written for children, this introduction to knitting includes step-by-step instructions for 11 projects such as scarves and slipper socks. Photographs and illustrations accompany the text.

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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 ?eedle}, 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.
 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Dreaming that you are knitting means a quiet, peaceful and loving home life. It may also refer to someone in your life (past or present) who you associate with knitting. Alternatively, it symbolizes your creativity, accomplishments or your need to take time out from your regular routine.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: abbreviation, applique, astriction, astringency, basting, binding, bottleneck, braiding, buttonholing, cervix, circumscription, coarctation, compactedness, compaction, compression, compressure, concentration, condensation, consolidation, constriction, constringency, contraction, contracture, crochet, curtailment, decrease, diminuendo, embroidery, enlacement, entwinement, entwining, fabric, hourglass, hourglass figure, interknitting, interlacement, interlacery, interlacing, intertexture, interthreading, intertieing, intertwinement, intertwining, intertwisting, interweavement, interweaving, isthmus, lacing, macrame, narrow place, narrowing, neck, needlepoint, netting, petit point, plaiting, puckering, pursing, quilting, reduction, ribbing, shortening, solidification, stranglement, strangulation, striction, stricture, systole, tatting, texture, tissue, twining, twisting, warp and woof, warpage, wasp waist, weave, weaving, web, weftage, wreathing, wrinkling
 

 

 

 

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