knitv.

Brit.

/nɪt/, U.S.

/nɪt/

Forms: Old English cnyttan, Middle English knutte(n (ü), Middle English kneotte(n, Middle English knette(n, Middle English–1500s knytte, knyt(e, knitte, 1500s– knit (dialect knet). past tense Old English cnytte, Middle English knutte (ü), Middle English knette, Middle English knyt(te, Middle English– knit (dialect knet), Middle English–1500s knytted, Middle English– knitted. past participle Old English ( ge)cnyted, Middle English i-knut, Middle English i-, y-knyt, ( y-knitte), Middle English–1500s (–1800s dialect) knet, (Middle English knette, knete), cnyt, knyt, ( knytte, knyȝt, knut(t), Middle English knytted, Middle English– knitted, knit, (Middle English–1600s knitt(e, 1500s nit, 1600s knite). β. past tense 1500s– (northern dialect) knat. past participle Middle English i-cnutten, i-cnute, Middle English–1500s (1800s dialect and archaic) knitten.

Etymology: Old English cnyttan , weak verb = Middle Dutch and Middle Low German knutten , German knütten < Old Germanic *knuttjan , < stem knutt- , of Old English cnotta , knot n.¹ The past participle is regularly knitted, contracted knit; but knitten, after the analogy of strong verbs, has also been used, and (in the north) a strong past tense knat; compare sit, sat, sitten.

†1.

a. transitive. To tie in or with a knot; to tie, fasten, bind, attach, join, by or as by knotting. With cognate object to knit a knot. archaic and dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > bind or tie [verb (transitive)]

i-knitc1000

knitc1000

distrainc1374

lye1621

internect1664

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > bind or tie [verb (transitive)] > fasten or secure with a knot > tie (a knot) (in)

knitc1000

plight1589

casta1605

inknot1611

binda1616

knot1832

c1000 Ælfric Gram. (Z.) xxxvi. 214 Ic cnytte, necto.

c1000 Sax. Leechd. I. 218 Cnyte mid anum ðræde on anum clænan linenan claþe.

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 290 Me cnutte his gurdel to habbe þocht of an þing.

c1230 Hali Meid. 33 Beo þe cnot icnute anes of wedlac.

13.. Leg. Greg. 481 Þe ropes wer fast yknett.

1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. Prol. 169 To bugge a belle of brasse..And knitten on a colere..And hangen it vp-on þe cattes hals.

c1386 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 209 Thou knyttest [v.r. knettest] thee ther thou art nat receyued.

14.. in Pol. Rel. & L. Poems (1866) 249 Cryst for vs on croys was knet.

?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 1356 For him behoued knyt þe knott [of monkhood].

?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxxvii^v Thre or foure splentes, that the bees may knyt their combes vnto.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts x. 11 A greate shete knytt at the iiij. corners.

1607 S. Hieron Mariage-blessing in Wks. (1620) I. 404 Look to the first marriage that euer was; the Lorde Himselfe knit the knot.

a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iv. i. 42 I knit my [h]and-kercher about your browes.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals viii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 38 Knit with three knots, the Fillets, knit 'em streight.

?1788 R. Burns Ploughman in J. Johnson Scots Musical Museum II. 173 His garters knit below his knee.

1805 Log H.M.S. ‘Prince’ 21 Oct. in Ld. Nelson Dispatches & Lett. (1846) VII. 189 (note) Knitting fore and mizen rigging, and securing the masts.

b. To fasten up, shut up. Cf. 10a, 10b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)]

beloukeOE

tinea900

bitunc1000

forshutc1000

sparc1175

louka1225

bisteke?c1225

spear?c1225

closec1275

knita1398

fastena1400

upclosec1440

to shut up1526

reclude1550

upspeara1563

lucken1568

to make up1582

hatcha1586

belocka1616

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. clxxxv. 1082 Þe dronkelewe mannes..tunge is ybounde and yknytte [1495 de Worde knytted].

c1400 Rom. Rose 2092 Alle my jowelle loke and knette, I bynde undir this litel keye.

c1425 Seven Sag. (P.) 677 Ye have hys tonge cnyt.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. iii. 43 Now ar the weders cest, And cateractes knyt.

1509 Parlyament Deuylles (de Worde) xxiii Thy conclusyon knytteth me so feruently.

c. To geld (a ram) by tying the scrotum. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > rear sheep or wool [verb (transitive)] > castrate

knit1607

swig1663

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 622 Then do they vse to knit them [sc. rams], and so in time their stones depriued of nourishment..by reason of knitting, do drie and consume away.

1742 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman June xi. 129 When he is five Years old, he is to be knit..and fatted off.

d. intransitive. To attach, itself, adhere. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > extrinsicality or externality > be extrinsic or external [verb (intransitive)] > attach or be added to something or intervene

knit1571

intervene1605

advene1651

father1760

accrete1821

1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (xxxvi. 11) Heereunto knitteth rightuousnesse, as the effect of the cause.

2. transitive.

†a. To knot string in open meshes so as to form (a net); to net. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [verb (transitive)] > net

knitc1290

net1681

reticulate1822

mesh1882

c1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 436/168 Ase man knut a net: i-knut swiþe harde and stronge.

a1687 E. Waller To Mistris Broughton in Wks. (1730) 41 Those curious nets..thy slender fingers knit.

b. To form (a close texture) by the interlooping of successive series of loops of yarn or thread.Now the chief specific sense. Apparently so called from a general resemblance to the formation of network.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [verb (transitive)] > knit

knit1530

weave1695

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 599/2 I knyt bonettes or hosen.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iii. i. 303 She can knit him a stocke.

1660 Seas. Exhort. 11 In Knitting, and Sewing of garments.

1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. xi. 310 In the time of Edward IVth, the art of knitting stockings was probably not known in..Europe.

1834–7 R. Southey T' Terrible Knitters e' Dent We knat quorse wosset stockings.

1865 J. W. Carlyle Lett. III. 288 I have knitted myself a pair of garters.

1889 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. (ed. 2) (at cited word) Oor Sarah's knitten yards an' yards on it.

c. absol. or intransitive. To do knitting (as in 2b); spec. to do knitting in plain stitch as opposed to purl.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > manufacture textile fabric [verb (intransitive)] > knit

knit1530

purl1825

seam1842

knitc1890

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 599/2 I knyt, as a matte maker knytteth.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iii. i. 301 Item she can knit .

1859 C. Dickens Tale of Two Cities iii. xv. 251 A number of women, busily knitting.

c1890 tr. T. de Dillmont's Encycl. Needlewk. 196 Piqué pattern..1st and 2nd row—purl 7, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, [etc.].

1902 M. Barnes-Grundy Thames Camp 299 Knitting her ‘primrose edging’, counting ‘knit three, purl three’.

1944 A. Thirkell Headmistress iii. 61 She was well settled into knit two, purl two.

1972 ‘B. Graeme’ Tomorrow's Yesterday xiv. 142 She would have to undo three rows of knitting. Knit two, purl two, the pattern called for, but she had knitted one and purled three.

3. transitive. To interlock, interlace, intertwine; to twine, weave, or plait together. archaic or Obsolete.

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the world > space > relative position > intertwining or interweaving > intertwine or interweave [verb (transitive)]

wind971

braidc1000

writheOE

biwevec1300

enlacec1374

winda1387

tracec1400

bredec1440

knit1470

embraid1481

interlace1523

entrail?1530

wreathea1547

beknit1565

twist1565

wand1572

embroid1573

mat1577

complect1578

intertex1578

inweave1578

lace1579

plight1589

entwine1597

bewreath1598

interweave1598

implicate1610

twine1612

complicatea1631

implex1635

intertwine1641

plash1653

enwreathe1667

raddle1671

intertwist1797

pleach1830

impleach1865

1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur viii. xxii Kynge Mark and sire Tristram toke eyther other by the handes hard knyte to gyders.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. BBBv^v The angell sat downe and knyt roddes & wrought on the basket.

1637 J. Milton Comus 29 In twisted braids of lillies knitting The loose traine of thy amber-dropping haire.

1637 J. Milton Comus 6 Come, knit hands.

a. To draw closely together; to contract in folds or wrinkles; †to clench (the fist).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > forehead > [verb (transitive)] > contract or relax

knitc1405

strain1556

unknit1566

unpleat1572

unfret1594

unplaitc1595

smooth1597

uncontract1628

plait1642

to roll into ——1656

unbend1718

gather1790

knot1844

the world > space > relative position > posture > act of drawing body into compact form > drawn into compact form [verb (transitive)] > clench

clitchc1025

fasten1559

knit1602

set1602

clinch1624

clench1755

grippen1814

grip1861

ball1890

c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 270 This Palamon gan knytte his browes tweye.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) i. 48 He frompeled his forhede, and knytted his browes.

1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge v. i. sig. I2 (stage direct.) They all..knit their fists at him.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues s'Acroupir, a Horse to knit, or draw vp, or gather togither, his hinder parts.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) iii. i. 15 He knits his Brow, and shewes an angry Eye.

1710 Tatler No. 253. ⁋8 May a Man knit his Forehead into a Frown?

1818 W. Cobbett Year's Resid. U.S.A. i. i. 65 April 18. Cold and raw... The lambs don't play, but stand knit up.

1874 F. C. Burnand My Time iv. 34 Knitting his eyebrows.

b. intransitive said of the brows.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > forehead > [verb (intransitive)] > contract or relax

frownc1386

frounce1532

to knit, bend one's brows1600

gather1816

knit1816

furrow1937

1816 [implied in: Ld. Byron Parisina x, in Siege of Corinth 71 With downcast eyes and knitting brow. (at knitting adj.)].

1862 J. Grant Capt. of Guard xx. 147 His brows knit and his eyes loured.

a. transitive. To make compact or firm by close contraction or consolidation of parts; to make close, dense, or hard; to compact; to concentrate.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > make dense or solid [verb (transitive)] > by compaction or compression

compressc1400

knit1423

crowd1609

compact1633

unpulverize1733

pack1824

1423 Kingis Quair cxciv Go litill tretise..And pray the reder..Of his gudnese thy brukilnese to knytt.

c1560 A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) ii. 31 William wichttar wes of corss Nor Sym, and bettir knittin.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. i. sig. A5^v Knitting all his force [he] got one hand free.

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice i. 4 The..sharpenesse..[of] Winter..will..harden and knitte him [sc. a foal].

a1848 R. W. Hamilton Rewards & Punishm. v. 231 With striving we knit our strength.

1872 J. L. Sanford Estimates Eng. Kings: Charles I 335 His mind was much more firmly knit..than that of his father.

b. intransitive (for reflexive). To become compact, firm, or strong by close consolidation of parts; to become consolidated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > become (more) dense or solid [verb (intransitive)]

thicka1000

starkOE

congealc1400

starken?a1513

concrease1578

thicken1598

knit1605

condensate1607

fix1626

saddena1642

concretea1676

incrassate1733

solidify1837

consolidate1885

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. G1^v Young men, when they knit and shape perfectly, doe seldome grow to a further stature.

1614 G. Markham Cheape & Good Husb. (1623) 45 After your mares have beene covered,..you shall let them rest three weeks, or a moneth, that the substance may knit.

1662 R. Mathews Unlearned Alchymist (new ed.) §111. 182 Warm water,..sprinkle this powder thereon, and keep it stirring with a stick, otherwise it wil knit to a stone in the bottom.

1727 J. Thomson Summer 74 Hence the Limbs Knit into Force.

1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 67 Weakness knits stubborn while it's bearing thee.

c. intransitive. spec. Of fruit: To form, ‘set’. Also of the tree, or of the blossom: To form fruit. (Said also of corn and potatoes.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > fruit or reproductive product > be fruit or reproductive product [verb (intransitive)] > form or be formed

knitc1540

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 2737 In the moneth of May..frutes were knyt [1874 mispr. kuyt].

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 4973.

1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 586/1 The fruite was knitte before the growth..coulde be hyndered.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 473 Some trees..doe not knit nor shew their fruit immediatly vpon their blooming.

1699 Poor Man's Plea against Price of Corn 5 Continued good Weather..gave the Corn..time to knit and kearn, as they call it.

1719 G. London & H. Wise J. de la Quintinie's Compl. Gard'ner (ed. 7) 33 The new Shoots..blossom extremely, but little of the Fruit knits.

1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) (at cited word) Potatoes also are said to knit when the tubers begin to form.

1894 Catholic News 1 Dec. 8/1 A friend..remarked..that the gooseberries he had planted in his garden were ‘knitting’ well.

a. transitive. To conjoin or unite closely and firmly (contiguous members, broken parts). Cf. 1855 at knitted adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > join (together) [verb (transitive)]

gatherc725

fayOE

samc1000

join1297

conjoinc1374

enjoinc1384

assemble1393

compound1393

sociea1398

annex?c1400

ferec1400

marrowc1400

combinec1440

annectc1450

piece?c1475

combind1477

conjunge1547

associate1578

knit1578

sinew1592

splinter1597

patch1604

accouple1605

interjoina1616

withjoina1627

league1645

contignate1651

to bring on1691

splice1803

pan1884

suture1886

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 2^v The vpper head of the thighe, where it is knit with the Bone of the hippe.

1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. (1719) II. 252 Nature cannot knit the bones while the parts are under a distemper.

1716 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad II. viii. 393 There, where the Juncture knits the Channel Bone.

1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy II. 624 A piece..which had at some former time been separated from it..was again knitted to the stock in such a perfect manner that the joint was scarcely perceptible.

1863 A. P. Stanley Lect. Jewish Church I. xviii. 401 The good physicians who knit together the dislocated bones of a disjointed time.

1867 R. I. Murchison Siluria (new ed.) iii. 40 The whole of the beds are so knit together.

1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid ii, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 117 Huge timbers of oak Knitted to timbers, a fabric that reaches to heaven.

b. intransitive. To become closely united; to grow together.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > be or become joined together [verb (intransitive)] > be or become closely, intimately, or permanently joined

enchainc1400

solder1470

marry1568

knit1617

weld1802

shell1942

1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate 136 Leauing of the griefe vndressed for two daies that the vaines may knit.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) IV. 57 And invites the severall ioynts to knit again.

1901 N.E.D. at Knit Mod. In young people fractured bones soon knit.

c. intransitive. Of bees: To cluster together in a mass. Now dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [verb (intransitive)] > swarm (of bees)

swarmc1386

cast?1523

knit1577

warpa1824

?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxxvii Whan the swarme is knyt, take a hyue and splent it within.]

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 181 Bowes and branches..whereuppon they may knit and settle them selues.

1648 G. Markham Country Housew. Garden (1668) iii. x. 77 If your swarm knit in the top of a tree.

1831 W. Howitt Bk. Seasons 144 The queen-bee alights..and the rest of the bees clustering, or as it is termed knitting, about her, form a living, brown, dependent cone.

1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. (at cited word) I never like to see the bees knit on the ground—it's a sure sign of a berrin' [= burial].

d. transitive. To form out of parts compacted. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > shape or give shape to [verb (transitive)] > by arrangement

configurate1566

configure1652

conform1692

knit1896

1896 A. E. Housman Shropshire Lad xxxii. 47 From far, from eve and morning And yon twelve-winded sky, The stuff of life to knit me Blew hither: here am I.

7. figurative.

a. To conjoin as by knotting or binding together; to bind, join, or connect firmly; to unite or combine intimately.

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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > join (together) [verb (transitive)] > join closely, intimately, or permanently

tiec1000

limea1225

knit1340

sold1388

marryc1450

compact1530

spear?1548

solder1589

cementc1604

ferruminate1623

bewed1674

weld1802

wed1818

Siamese1830

intermarry1863

to pull together1925

mate1959

1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 1855 God,..First body and saul togyder knyt.

c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (1868) iv. pr. vi. 134 While þat I weue..to þe resouns yknyt by ordre.

c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Franklin's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 278 Ne shal I neuere been vntrewe a wyf..I wol been hys to whom þ^t I am knyt.

1426 J. Lydgate tr. G. de Guileville Pilgrimage Life Man 4924 Whan thys lettrys [sc. P, A, X] ben yknet,..Parfyt pes they sygnyfye.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 154/1 Felowys, y-knytte to-gedyr in wykydnesse, complices.

1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) iii. 295 Manhode was knytte vnto godhed in his persone.

1547 J. Harrison Exhort. Scottes A ij So nere neighbors..knitte in Christes faithe.

1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. i. §6 The mind may..knit some things together in fictitious Ideas.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 69. ¶6 They [sc. merchants] knit Mankind together in a mutual Intercourse of good Offices.

1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxiv. 335 Never [hath] love so well his children in harmony knitten.

1879 W. H. Dixon Royal Windsor II. vii. 69 These lords were closely knit by marriage.

b. intransitive (for reflexive). To join; to grow together, unite closely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > be or become joined together [verb (intransitive)]

loukOE

joinc1330

accede?a1475

withjoina1500

knit1548

close1551

conjoin1578

cojoina1616

copulate1645

convene1666

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccvi^v To..allure the hartes of other men, to ioyne and knit with hym, against all hostilitie.

a1633 Visct. Falkland Hist. Edward II (1680) 69 And then retreat to knit with their Confederates.

1770 J. Langhorne & W. Langhorne tr. Plutarch Lives (1879) I. 252/1 The city..is broken into two parts which will never knit again.

1832 T. De Quincey Cæsars in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 554/2 Every where the members of this empire had begun to knit; the cohesion was far closer.

8. transitive. To make or constitute by joining (a covenant, agreement, or the like); to make fast or firm, to establish (a relation of union); to ‘tie’, ‘cement’.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > associate with [verb (transitive)]

seeOE

drawc1275

mella1300

meeta1325

fellow1340

usec1384

conjoinc1386

joinc1390

knitc1400

accompany1461

enfellowship1470

frequent1477

haunt1477

mixa1513

encompanya1533

combinea1535

contract1548

to take with ——1562

associate1581

to have a saying toa1593

cope1594

sort1594

to take in1597

consort1600

herd1606

factionate1611

to keep company (with)a1616

accost1633

solder1641

converse1649

walk1650

consociate1653

coalite1734

to get with ——a1772

forgather1786

unionize1810

to go rounda1867

to mix in1870

cop1940

the mind > language > speech > agreement > make an agreement with [verb (transitive)] > make conclude or seal (an agreement)

binda1300

smitec1330

takec1330

ratify1357

knitc1400

enter1418

obligea1522

agree1523

conclude1523

strike1544

swap1590

celebrate1592

rate?1611

to strike up1646

form1736

firm1970

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 564 He knyt a couenaunde..with monkynd þere.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 11863 Soche acord was here knyt with knynges.

1542 T. Wyatt Defence in K. Muir Life & Lett. (1963) 195 Them that knet companie with Capps.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxv. xxix. 570 When peace was knit again.

1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) V. 296 It was the very issue, knit by the express words of the plea.

9. intransitive. To effervesce, form froth, as wine or beer. In past participle, effervescing, brisk; not still or dead. [Perhaps related to intransitive senses under 5. But it may be a different word, and properly written nit: compare

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Nit, wine that is brisk, and pour'd quick into a Glass.

1725 in New Canting Dict.

]

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [verb (intransitive)] > sparkle or froth

flowera1382

sparkle1671

smile1699

knit1743

1743 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer (ed. 2) III. 220 In Winter they commonly heat their Parcels to invigorate the new Drink..and then..the Malt-Liquor will knit and sparkle in a Glass, though drawn out of a Barrel.

1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. xvi. 158 If the gooseberry wine was well knit, the gooseberies were of her gathering.

10. to knit up:

a. transitive. To tie up; to fasten up; to string up, to hang; to compose or repair by knitting. literal and figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > bind or tie [verb (transitive)] > bind > bind up or together

forbindc897

bindc1000

to-knita1300

truss1340

louka1393

to knit up1509

to wind up?1533

upbind1590

pinion1608

abligate1615

fillet1633

ligament1659

ligature1716

1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. ccliiii All my vesture: is of golde pure,..In syluer net my here vp knet.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 599/2 I knytte up a man, I holde hym shorte or kepe hym from his lybertye.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 2014 Þai..knitten vp þe saile, Atyrit the tacle.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 11460 All..knit vp þere couenaunte.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) ii. ii. 35 Sleepe that knits vp the rauel'd Sleeue of Care.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iii. iii. 89 These (mine enemies) are all knit vp In their distractions.

1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd i. ii They're fools that slav'ry like, and may be free; The chiels may a' knit up themselves for me.

1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles xxvii. 364 He says 'us', so entirely is his own life knit up with his child's life.

†b. To ‘shut up’, take up; to snub. Obsolete. Cf. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > refrain from uttering [verb (transitive)] > silence or prevent from speaking

to stop a person's mouthc1175

stilla1225

to keep ina1420

stifle1496

to knit up1530

to muzzle (up) the mouth1531

choke1533

muzzle?1542

to tie a person's tongue1544

tongue-tiea1555

silence1592

untongue1598

to reduce (a person or thing) to silence1605

to bite in1608

gaga1616

to swear downa1616

to laugh down1616

stifle1621

to cry down1623

unworda1627

clamour1646

splint1648

to take down1656

snap1677

stick1708

shut1809

to shut up1814

to cough down1823

to scrape down1855

to howl down1872

extinguish1878

hold1901

shout1924

to pipe down1926

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 599/2 I knyt one up, I take hym up, I reprove hym.

a1566 R. Edwards Damon & Pithias (1571) sig. Dij So sternly he frowned on mee, and knit me vp so short.

c. To close up; to conclude, finish, or end.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > bring to an end or conclude [verb (transitive)]

yendc1000

abatec1300

finec1300

endc1305

finisha1375

definec1384

terminec1390

achievea1393

out-enda1400

terminate?a1425

conclude1430

close1439

to bring adowna1450

terma1475

adetermine1483

determine1483

to knit up1530

do1549

parclose1558

to shut up1575

expire1578

date1589

to close up1592

period1595

includea1616

apostrophate1622

to wind off1650

periodizea1657

dismiss1698

to wind up1740

to put the lid on1873

to put the tin hat on something1900

to wash up1925

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 599/2 I knytte up a mater, I make an ende or conclusyon of a matter.

1566 W. Adlington tr. Apuleius .XI. Bks. Golden Asse xxxii. f. 80 To ende and knitte vp all sorrow.

1587 F. Thynne Ann. Scotl. Pref. 406 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II Before I knit vp this exordium.

1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre v. ix. 196 I will heere knit vp this Epistle.

1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar xxv. 434 The tragedy was being knitted up in the deaths of the last actors in it.

†d. To sum up; to express concisely. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > summarize or abridge [verb (transitive)]

abrevya1325

comprehendc1369

abridgec1384

shorta1390

suma1398

abbreviate?a1475

shorten1530

to cut short?1542

curtail1553

to knit up1553

to wind up1583

clip1598

epitomize1599

brief1601

contract1604

to shut up1622

decurt1631

to sum up1642

breviate1663

curtilate1665

compendize1693

epitomate1702

to gather up1782

summarize1808

scissor1829

précis1856

to cut down1857

to boil down1880

synopsize1882

essence1888

résumé1888

short copy1891

bovrilize1900

pot1927

summate1951

capsulize1958

profile1970

1553 Short Catech. in Lit. & Doctr. Edw. VI (Parker Soc.) 499 Will you that I knit up in a brief abridgment all that belongeth both to God and men?

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. lxxxiiij^v To knit vp the matter in fewe wordes.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 280 Briefly to knit up their succession.

Compounds

knit-back n. = knit-wort n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > comfrey

gallocc1000

comfreyc1265

consolida1480

wallwort1561

consound1578

ass-ear1585

blackwort1597

knit-back1597

back-wort1598

knit-wort1611

boneset1653

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > plant used in medicine > specific plant > comfrey

comfreyc1265

consolida1480

consound1578

knit-back1597

knit-wort1611

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 661 It is called..in English Comfrey..of some Knit backe.

knit-beggar n. = couple-beggar n.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > kinds of priest > [noun] > ignorant > performing irregular marriages

buckle-beggarc1700

knit-beggar1700

couple-beggar1702

1700 Wilmslow Parish Register Aug. 25, in Earwaker E. Cheshire (1877) I. 99 Were married by [a] knit-begger, Daniel Hulme and Esther Hunt.

knit-wort n. the herb Comfrey.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > comfrey

gallocc1000

comfreyc1265

consolida1480

wallwort1561

consound1578

ass-ear1585

blackwort1597

knit-back1597

back-wort1598

knit-wort1611

boneset1653

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > plant used in medicine > specific plant > comfrey

comfreyc1265

consolida1480

consound1578

knit-back1597

knit-wort1611

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Asne Oreille d'asne, th' hearbe Comfrey, knit-backe, knit-wort, blacke-wort.

Draft additions September 2018

knitbone n. [after post-classical Latin osteocolla (see osteocolla n.)] †(a) any of various calcareous deposits forming an encrustation on the roots and stems of plants; = osteocolla n. (obsolete rare); (b) any of several comfreys, esp. the common comfrey, Symphytum officinale; cf. boneset n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > mineral deposits > [noun] > mineral incrustation

osteocolla1653

knitbone1681

bone glue1741

scrowl1778

sinter1780

pearl sinter1821

calc-sinter1823

osteolith1857

bone cement1864

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iii. v. 299 The solid or Pithless knit-bone. Ranked by Kentman, and not improperly, amongst the sorts of Osteocolla.

1687 J. Floyer Φαρμακο-βασανος ii. 395 Knitbone grows like a Plant, and branches it self in the Earth, and has a chalky Pith.

1836 A. Murray Northern Flora I. 121 S. tuberosum is called Comfer Knit-been in Aberdeenshire; where a preparation..is extolled..for hardening and strengthening fractures.

1876 R. T. Massy Pract. Notes New Amer. & Other Remedies 130 Symphytum Officinale (Common Comfrey; called also Knit-bone).—Given in non-union of bones.

1938 Manch. Guardian 19 May 8 ‘Knit-bone’ she calls it, for it is such a useful stand-by to have about the house for fomentations and poultices.

2003 H. Beck Home is Where viii. 102 Truth is Aunt Aggie was the one who liked to do the remedies. She was forever doing up a knitbone paste for my ankle.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knit
释义	knitn. Brit. /nɪt/, U.S. /nɪt/ Etymology: < knit v. 1. a. The style or stitch in which anything is knitted; knitted work; texture. Also, a knitted fabric. knit stitch n. the plainest stitch in knitting. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > knitted fabric > knit or texture of stitch1565 knit1603 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > knitted fabric > stitches > plain plain knit1842 garter-stitch1909 knit stitch1932 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > knitted fabric spider-wevet1581 knitwork1628 knit-knot1703 tricot1859 fool's crochet1878 knitting1892 knit1963 1603 Q. Eliz. Wardr. in Leisure Hour (1884) 739/2 A paire of sleeves of gold and silver knytt. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. i. 82 Let..their garters [be] of an indifferent knit . View more context for this quotation 1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 217/3 Turtle Neck Sweater. Extra heavy knit. All wool. 1932 D. C. Minter Mod. Needlecraft 68/2 (caption) Rows of plain knitting... Smooth knit stitch;..rough purl stitch. 1960 Guardian 19 Feb. 8/6 Dress and jacket of corded cotton knit. 1960 News Chron. 22 Mar. 11/3 Textured nylon is making news with new chunky knits, and fur fabrics. 1963 New Yorker 29 June 44 It looks like sharkskin, but it's really a knit. 1964 Guardian 22 Jan. 8/4 Knits are used for dresses, coats, suits.., so that it is possible to dress in knitwear from dawn to dark. 1964 McCall's Sewing in Colour iv. 53/1 When buying a knit, remember that it is a resilient fabric. b. The action or process of knitting. Also: a style of knitted work. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > knitting knitting1711 knit1924 1924 Sale Catal. Artificial Silk Scarves..assorted stripes and fancy knits. 1926 E. K. Middleton New Knitting Pref. Left hand knit and left hand purl are simpler and quicker than the old right hand knit. c. A knitted garment. Frequently in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > manufactured in specific way > knitted > article of knitter1530 knit1938 knitted1958 1938 D. Baker Young Man with Horn i. iv. 38 His brother Henry..was selling jersey knits. 1965 Harper's Bazaar June 66 Sportive, can't-wait-for-winter knits. 1972 Daily Tel. 30 Oct. 13/1 Glitter knits are one of the top fashions for winter. 2. Knitting, uniting of parts. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > [noun] conjunctionc1374 jointurec1374 juncture1589 conjugation1605 syntax1615 injunction1643 colligation1651 togetherness1656 conjuncture1665 junction1711 symphysy1712 conjointment1814 jointedness1881 symphysis1891 knit1892 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 Oct. 7/1 A palmist on Mr. G. G... He has the knits of order but no science. 3. Contraction or wrinkle (of the brow). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > forehead > [noun] > as seat of expression > contracted or contraction bent brow1633 gather1893 knit1895 1895 Daily News 29 Jan. 5/4 He..has..a permanent knit of the brow. 4. Mining: see quot. 1881 (Perhaps properly nit.) ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > ore > [noun] > piece or lump of ore gold stone1626 pee1678 floater1717 stone of tin1778 knit1881 1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 150 Knits or Knots, small particles of ore. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). knitadj. Brit. /nɪt/, U.S. /nɪt/ Etymology: Past participle of knit v. 1. a. Knotted, tied, fastened together; contracted together: see the verb. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > [adjective] knitc1440 junct1475 joined1483 conjunctivea1616 annexed1662 conjoined1835–6 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 279/2 Knytte, nodatus, nexus, connexus. 1605 R. Verstegan Restit. Decayed Intelligence iii. 79 The knit vnitie and conioyned concord of the Saxons. 1720 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad V. xx. 554 Where the knit Nerves the pliant Elbow strung. 1851 D. Jerrold St. Giles & St. James (new ed.) xiv, in Writings I. 139 He turned with knit eyebrows to his wife. b. With qualifying adverb. Cf. well-knit adj. ΚΠ 1726 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xviii. 259 Thy well-knit frame..Speaks thee an Heroe from an Heroe sprung. 1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture II. xiv. 122 Well-knit harangues full of the poetic figure and metaphor of the professional orator. 2. Formed as a texture by knitting: see knit v. 2b [Or a use of knit n. 1] Formerly sometimes hyphenated, as knit-stockings. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > knitted knit1587 knitted1855 machine-knitted1927 1488 in J. T. Fowler Acts Church SS. Peter & Wilfrid, Ripon (1875) 286 j knyt gyrdyll.] 1587 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. xxii. i. 342 In colouring their knit hosen. 1612 S. Sturtevant Metallica ix. 71 Knit stockings with loome, which is a late Inuention of one Maister Lee. 1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 299 He..obtained it for a knit Cap. 1818 Lady Morgan in Passages from Autobiogr. (1859) 86 A knit silk scarf. 1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 283/1 Children's Knit Undershirts. Ladies' Jersey Knit Ribbed Vests. 1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 203/1 Lumberman's Knit Socks. a1901 Mod. Trade Rep. The knit goods market is in a flourishing condition. 1922 E. E. Cummings Enormous Room vii. 155 A knit sweater of a strangely ugly red hue. 1962 F. I. Ordway et al. Basic Astronautics xiii. 517 The inner liner of the suit is of neoprene-coated fabric with knit stretch sections. 1970 Catal. L. L. Bean (Freeport, Maine) Fall 32 Deluxe insulated coverall... Knit cuffs at wrists. 1970 Women's Wear Daily 23 Nov. 31/2 So many knit pants in the market are dumb, missy looks. †3. Having conceived, pregnant. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > conception > [adjective] conceivinga1382 impregnate1540 knit1603 impregnated1789 fecundated1796 concipient1812 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 218 No sooner doth she perceive herselfe to be knit with egge, but she falleth presently to build her nest. 1750 J. S. Gardiner Art & Pleasures of Hare-hunting v. 45 The Doe..seldom holds an End, unless knit; or at the End of the Season has kindled. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). knitv. Brit. /nɪt/, U.S. /nɪt/ Forms: Old English cnyttan, Middle English knutte(n (ü), Middle English kneotte(n, Middle English knette(n, Middle English–1500s knytte, knyt(e, knitte, 1500s– knit (dialect knet). past tense Old English cnytte, Middle English knutte (ü), Middle English knette, Middle English knyt(te, Middle English– knit (dialect knet), Middle English–1500s knytted, Middle English– knitted. past participle Old English ( ge)cnyted, Middle English i-knut, Middle English i-, y-knyt, ( y-knitte), Middle English–1500s (–1800s dialect) knet, (Middle English knette, knete), cnyt, knyt, ( knytte, knyȝt, knut(t), Middle English knytted, Middle English– knitted, knit, (Middle English–1600s knitt(e, 1500s nit, 1600s knite). β. past tense 1500s– (northern dialect) knat. past participle Middle English i-cnutten, i-cnute, Middle English–1500s (1800s dialect and archaic) knitten. Etymology: Old English cnyttan , weak verb = Middle Dutch and Middle Low German knutten , German knütten < Old Germanic knuttjan , < stem knutt-* , of Old English cnotta , knot n.¹ The past participle is regularly knitted, contracted knit; but knitten, after the analogy of strong verbs, has also been used, and (in the north) a strong past tense knat; compare sit, sat, sitten. †1. a. transitive. To tie in or with a knot; to tie, fasten, bind, attach, join, by or as by knotting. With cognate object to knit a knot. archaic and dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > bind or tie [verb (transitive)] i-knitc1000 knitc1000 distrainc1374 lye1621 internect1664 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > bind or tie [verb (transitive)] > fasten or secure with a knot > tie (a knot) (in) knitc1000 plight1589 casta1605 inknot1611 binda1616 knot1832 c1000 Ælfric Gram. (Z.) xxxvi. 214 Ic cnytte, necto. c1000 Sax. Leechd. I. 218 Cnyte mid anum ðræde on anum clænan linenan claþe. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 290 Me cnutte his gurdel to habbe þocht of an þing. c1230 Hali Meid. 33 Beo þe cnot icnute anes of wedlac. 13.. Leg. Greg. 481 Þe ropes wer fast yknett. 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. Prol. 169 To bugge a belle of brasse..And knitten on a colere..And hangen it vp-on þe cattes hals. c1386 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 209 Thou knyttest [v.r. knettest] thee ther thou art nat receyued. 14.. in Pol. Rel. & L. Poems (1866) 249 Cryst for vs on croys was knet. ?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 1356 For him behoued knyt þe knott [of monkhood]. ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxxvii^v Thre or foure splentes, that the bees may knyt their combes vnto. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts x. 11 A greate shete knytt at the iiij. corners. 1607 S. Hieron Mariage-blessing in Wks. (1620) I. 404 Look to the first marriage that euer was; the Lorde Himselfe knit the knot. a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iv. i. 42 I knit my [h]and-kercher about your browes. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals viii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 38 Knit with three knots, the Fillets, knit 'em streight. ?1788 R. Burns Ploughman in J. Johnson Scots Musical Museum II. 173 His garters knit below his knee. 1805 Log H.M.S. ‘Prince’ 21 Oct. in Ld. Nelson Dispatches & Lett. (1846) VII. 189 (note) Knitting fore and mizen rigging, and securing the masts. b. To fasten up, shut up. Cf. 10a, 10b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] beloukeOE tinea900 bitunc1000 forshutc1000 sparc1175 louka1225 bisteke?c1225 spear?c1225 closec1275 knita1398 fastena1400 upclosec1440 to shut up1526 reclude1550 upspeara1563 lucken1568 to make up1582 hatcha1586 belocka1616 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. clxxxv. 1082 Þe dronkelewe mannes..tunge is ybounde and yknytte [1495 de Worde knytted]. c1400 Rom. Rose 2092 Alle my jowelle loke and knette, I bynde undir this litel keye. c1425 Seven Sag. (P.) 677 Ye have hys tonge cnyt. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. iii. 43 Now ar the weders cest, And cateractes knyt. 1509 Parlyament Deuylles (de Worde) xxiii Thy conclusyon knytteth me so feruently. c. To geld (a ram) by tying the scrotum. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > rear sheep or wool [verb (transitive)] > castrate knit1607 swig1663 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 622 Then do they vse to knit them [sc. rams], and so in time their stones depriued of nourishment..by reason of knitting, do drie and consume away. 1742 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman June xi. 129 When he is five Years old, he is to be knit..and fatted off. d. intransitive. To attach, itself, adhere. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > extrinsicality or externality > be extrinsic or external [verb (intransitive)] > attach or be added to something or intervene knit1571 intervene1605 advene1651 father1760 accrete1821 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (xxxvi. 11) Heereunto knitteth rightuousnesse, as the effect of the cause. 2. transitive. †a. To knot string in open meshes so as to form (a net); to net. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [verb (transitive)] > net knitc1290 net1681 reticulate1822 mesh1882 c1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 436/168 Ase man knut a net: i-knut swiþe harde and stronge. a1687 E. Waller To Mistris Broughton in Wks. (1730) 41 Those curious nets..thy slender fingers knit. b. To form (a close texture) by the interlooping of successive series of loops of yarn or thread.Now the chief specific sense. Apparently so called from a general resemblance to the formation of network. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [verb (transitive)] > knit knit1530 weave1695 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 599/2 I knyt bonettes or hosen. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iii. i. 303 She can knit him a stocke. View more context for this quotation 1660 Seas. Exhort. 11 In Knitting, and Sewing of garments. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. xi. 310 In the time of Edward IVth, the art of knitting stockings was probably not known in..Europe. View more context for this quotation 1834–7 R. Southey T' Terrible Knitters e' Dent We knat quorse wosset stockings. 1865 J. W. Carlyle Lett. III. 288 I have knitted myself a pair of garters. 1889 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. (ed. 2) (at cited word) Oor Sarah's knitten yards an' yards on it. c. absol. or intransitive. To do knitting (as in 2b); spec. to do knitting in plain stitch as opposed to purl. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > manufacture textile fabric [verb (intransitive)] > knit knit1530 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > manufacture textile fabric [verb (intransitive)] > knit > specific stitches purl1825 seam1842 knitc1890 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 599/2 I knyt, as a matte maker knytteth. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iii. i. 301 Item she can knit . View more context for this quotation 1859 C. Dickens Tale of Two Cities iii. xv. 251 A number of women, busily knitting. c1890 tr. T. de Dillmont's Encycl. Needlewk. 196 Piqué pattern..1st and 2nd row—purl 7, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, [etc.]. 1902 M. Barnes-Grundy Thames Camp 299 Knitting her ‘primrose edging’, counting ‘knit three, purl three’. 1944 A. Thirkell Headmistress iii. 61 She was well settled into knit two, purl two. 1972 ‘B. Graeme’ Tomorrow's Yesterday xiv. 142 She would have to undo three rows of knitting. Knit two, purl two, the pattern called for, but she had knitted one and purled three. 3. transitive. To interlock, interlace, intertwine; to twine, weave, or plait together. archaic or Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > intertwining or interweaving > intertwine or interweave [verb (transitive)] wind971 braidc1000 writheOE biwevec1300 enlacec1374 winda1387 tracec1400 bredec1440 knit1470 embraid1481 interlace1523 entrail?1530 wreathea1547 beknit1565 twist1565 wand1572 embroid1573 mat1577 complect1578 intertex1578 inweave1578 lace1579 plight1589 entwine1597 bewreath1598 interweave1598 implicate1610 twine1612 complicatea1631 implex1635 intertwine1641 plash1653 enwreathe1667 raddle1671 intertwist1797 pleach1830 impleach1865 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur viii. xxii Kynge Mark and sire Tristram toke eyther other by the handes hard knyte to gyders. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. BBBv^v The angell sat downe and knyt roddes & wrought on the basket. 1637 J. Milton Comus 29 In twisted braids of lillies knitting The loose traine of thy amber-dropping haire. 1637 J. Milton Comus 6 Come, knit hands. 4. a. To draw closely together; to contract in folds or wrinkles; †to clench (the fist). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > forehead > [verb (transitive)] > contract or relax knitc1405 strain1556 unknit1566 unpleat1572 unfret1594 unplaitc1595 smooth1597 uncontract1628 plait1642 to roll into ——1656 unbend1718 gather1790 knot1844 the world > space > relative position > posture > act of drawing body into compact form > drawn into compact form [verb (transitive)] > clench clitchc1025 fasten1559 knit1602 set1602 clinch1624 clench1755 grippen1814 grip1861 ball1890 c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 270 This Palamon gan knytte his browes tweye. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) i. 48 He frompeled his forhede, and knytted his browes. 1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge v. i. sig. I2 (stage direct.) They all..knit their fists at him. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues s'Acroupir, a Horse to knit, or draw vp, or gather togither, his hinder parts. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) iii. i. 15 He knits his Brow, and shewes an angry Eye. View more context for this quotation 1710 Tatler No. 253. ⁋8 May a Man knit his Forehead into a Frown? 1818 W. Cobbett Year's Resid. U.S.A. i. i. 65 April 18. Cold and raw... The lambs don't play, but stand knit up. 1874 F. C. Burnand My Time iv. 34 Knitting his eyebrows. b. intransitive said of the brows. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > forehead > [verb (intransitive)] > contract or relax frownc1386 frounce1532 to knit, bend one's brows1600 gather1816 knit1816 furrow1937 1816 [implied in: Ld. Byron Parisina x, in Siege of Corinth 71 With downcast eyes and knitting brow. (at knitting adj.)]. 1862 J. Grant Capt. of Guard xx. 147 His brows knit and his eyes loured. 5. a. transitive. To make compact or firm by close contraction or consolidation of parts; to make close, dense, or hard; to compact; to concentrate. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > make dense or solid [verb (transitive)] > by compaction or compression compressc1400 knit1423 crowd1609 compact1633 unpulverize1733 pack1824 1423 Kingis Quair cxciv Go litill tretise..And pray the reder..Of his gudnese thy brukilnese to knytt. c1560 A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) ii. 31 William wichttar wes of corss Nor Sym, and bettir knittin. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. i. sig. A5^v Knitting all his force [he] got one hand free. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice i. 4 The..sharpenesse..[of] Winter..will..harden and knitte him [sc. a foal]. a1848 R. W. Hamilton Rewards & Punishm. v. 231 With striving we knit our strength. 1872 J. L. Sanford Estimates Eng. Kings: Charles I 335 His mind was much more firmly knit..than that of his father. b. intransitive (for reflexive). To become compact, firm, or strong by close consolidation of parts; to become consolidated. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > become (more) dense or solid [verb (intransitive)] thicka1000 starkOE congealc1400 starken?a1513 concrease1578 thicken1598 knit1605 condensate1607 fix1626 saddena1642 concretea1676 incrassate1733 solidify1837 consolidate1885 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. G1^v Young men, when they knit and shape perfectly, doe seldome grow to a further stature. View more context for this quotation 1614 G. Markham Cheape & Good Husb. (1623) 45 After your mares have beene covered,..you shall let them rest three weeks, or a moneth, that the substance may knit. 1662 R. Mathews Unlearned Alchymist (new ed.) §111. 182 Warm water,..sprinkle this powder thereon, and keep it stirring with a stick, otherwise it wil knit to a stone in the bottom. 1727 J. Thomson Summer 74 Hence the Limbs Knit into Force. 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 67 Weakness knits stubborn while it's bearing thee. c. intransitive. spec. Of fruit: To form, ‘set’. Also of the tree, or of the blossom: To form fruit. (Said also of corn and potatoes.) ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > fruit or reproductive product > be fruit or reproductive product [verb (intransitive)] > form or be formed knitc1540 c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 2737 In the moneth of May..frutes were knyt [1874 mispr. kuyt]. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 4973. 1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 586/1 The fruite was knitte before the growth..coulde be hyndered. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 473 Some trees..doe not knit nor shew their fruit immediatly vpon their blooming. 1699 Poor Man's Plea against Price of Corn 5 Continued good Weather..gave the Corn..time to knit and kearn, as they call it. 1719 G. London & H. Wise J. de la Quintinie's Compl. Gard'ner (ed. 7) 33 The new Shoots..blossom extremely, but little of the Fruit knits. 1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) (at cited word) Potatoes also are said to knit when the tubers begin to form. 1894 Catholic News 1 Dec. 8/1 A friend..remarked..that the gooseberries he had planted in his garden were ‘knitting’ well. 6. a. transitive. To conjoin or unite closely and firmly (contiguous members, broken parts). Cf. 1855 at knitted adj. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > join (together) [verb (transitive)] gatherc725 fayOE samc1000 join1297 conjoinc1374 enjoinc1384 assemble1393 compound1393 sociea1398 annex?c1400 ferec1400 marrowc1400 combinec1440 annectc1450 piece?c1475 combind1477 conjunge1547 associate1578 knit1578 sinew1592 splinter1597 patch1604 accouple1605 interjoina1616 withjoina1627 league1645 contignate1651 to bring on1691 splice1803 pan1884 suture1886 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 2^v The vpper head of the thighe, where it is knit with the Bone of the hippe. 1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. (1719) II. 252 Nature cannot knit the bones while the parts are under a distemper. 1716 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad II. viii. 393 There, where the Juncture knits the Channel Bone. 1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy II. 624 A piece..which had at some former time been separated from it..was again knitted to the stock in such a perfect manner that the joint was scarcely perceptible. 1863 A. P. Stanley Lect. Jewish Church I. xviii. 401 The good physicians who knit together the dislocated bones of a disjointed time. 1867 R. I. Murchison Siluria (new ed.) iii. 40 The whole of the beds are so knit together. 1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid ii, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 117 Huge timbers of oak Knitted to timbers, a fabric that reaches to heaven. b. intransitive. To become closely united; to grow together. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > be or become joined together [verb (intransitive)] > be or become closely, intimately, or permanently joined enchainc1400 solder1470 marry1568 knit1617 weld1802 shell1942 1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate 136 Leauing of the griefe vndressed for two daies that the vaines may knit. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) IV. 57 And invites the severall ioynts to knit again. 1901 N.E.D. at Knit Mod. In young people fractured bones soon knit. c. intransitive. Of bees: To cluster together in a mass. Now dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [verb (intransitive)] > swarm (of bees) swarmc1386 cast?1523 knit1577 warpa1824 ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxxvii Whan the swarme is knyt, take a hyue and splent it within.] 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 181 Bowes and branches..whereuppon they may knit and settle them selues. 1648 G. Markham Country Housew. Garden (1668) iii. x. 77 If your swarm knit in the top of a tree. 1831 W. Howitt Bk. Seasons 144 The queen-bee alights..and the rest of the bees clustering, or as it is termed knitting, about her, form a living, brown, dependent cone. 1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. (at cited word) I never like to see the bees knit on the ground—it's a sure sign of a berrin' [= burial]. d. transitive. To form out of parts compacted. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > shape or give shape to [verb (transitive)] > by arrangement configurate1566 configure1652 conform1692 knit1896 1896 A. E. Housman Shropshire Lad xxxii. 47 From far, from eve and morning And yon twelve-winded sky, The stuff of life to knit me Blew hither: here am I. 7. figurative. a. To conjoin as by knotting or binding together; to bind, join, or connect firmly; to unite or combine intimately. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > join (together) [verb (transitive)] > join closely, intimately, or permanently tiec1000 limea1225 knit1340 sold1388 marryc1450 compact1530 spear?1548 solder1589 cementc1604 ferruminate1623 bewed1674 weld1802 wed1818 Siamese1830 intermarry1863 to pull together1925 mate1959 1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 1855 God,..First body and saul togyder knyt. c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (1868) iv. pr. vi. 134 While þat I weue..to þe resouns yknyt by ordre. c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Franklin's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 278 Ne shal I neuere been vntrewe a wyf..I wol been hys to whom þ^t I am knyt. 1426 J. Lydgate tr. G. de Guileville Pilgrimage Life Man 4924 Whan thys lettrys [sc. P, A, X] ben yknet,..Parfyt pes they sygnyfye. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 154/1 Felowys, y-knytte to-gedyr in wykydnesse, complices. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) iii. 295 Manhode was knytte vnto godhed in his persone. 1547 J. Harrison Exhort. Scottes A ij So nere neighbors..knitte in Christes faithe. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. i. §6 The mind may..knit some things together in fictitious Ideas. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 69. ¶6 They [sc. merchants] knit Mankind together in a mutual Intercourse of good Offices. 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxiv. 335 Never [hath] love so well his children in harmony knitten. 1879 W. H. Dixon Royal Windsor II. vii. 69 These lords were closely knit by marriage. b. intransitive (for reflexive). To join; to grow together, unite closely. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > be or become joined together [verb (intransitive)] loukOE joinc1330 accede?a1475 withjoina1500 knit1548 close1551 conjoin1578 cojoina1616 copulate1645 convene1666 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccvi^v To..allure the hartes of other men, to ioyne and knit with hym, against all hostilitie. a1633 Visct. Falkland Hist. Edward II (1680) 69 And then retreat to knit with their Confederates. 1770 J. Langhorne & W. Langhorne tr. Plutarch Lives (1879) I. 252/1 The city..is broken into two parts which will never knit again. 1832 T. De Quincey Cæsars in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 554/2 Every where the members of this empire had begun to knit; the cohesion was far closer. 8. transitive. To make or constitute by joining (a covenant, agreement, or the like); to make fast or firm, to establish (a relation of union); to ‘tie’, ‘cement’. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > associate with [verb (transitive)] seeOE drawc1275 mella1300 meeta1325 fellow1340 usec1384 conjoinc1386 joinc1390 knitc1400 accompany1461 enfellowship1470 frequent1477 haunt1477 mixa1513 encompanya1533 combinea1535 contract1548 to take with ——1562 associate1581 to have a saying toa1593 cope1594 sort1594 to take in1597 consort1600 herd1606 factionate1611 to keep company (with)a1616 accost1633 solder1641 converse1649 walk1650 consociate1653 coalite1734 to get with ——a1772 forgather1786 unionize1810 to go rounda1867 to mix in1870 cop1940 the mind > language > speech > agreement > make an agreement with [verb (transitive)] > make conclude or seal (an agreement) binda1300 smitec1330 takec1330 ratify1357 knitc1400 enter1418 obligea1522 agree1523 conclude1523 strike1544 swap1590 celebrate1592 rate?1611 to strike up1646 form1736 firm1970 c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 564 He knyt a couenaunde..with monkynd þere. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 11863 Soche acord was here knyt with knynges. 1542 T. Wyatt Defence in K. Muir Life & Lett. (1963) 195 Them that knet companie with Capps. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxv. xxix. 570 When peace was knit again. 1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) V. 296 It was the very issue, knit by the express words of the plea. 9. intransitive. To effervesce, form froth, as wine or beer. In past participle, effervescing, brisk; not still or dead. [Perhaps related to intransitive senses under 5. But it may be a different word, and properly written nit: compare 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Nit, wine that is brisk, and pour'd quick into a Glass. 1725 in New Canting Dict. ] ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [verb (intransitive)] > sparkle or froth flowera1382 sparkle1671 smile1699 knit1743 1743 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer (ed. 2) III. 220 In Winter they commonly heat their Parcels to invigorate the new Drink..and then..the Malt-Liquor will knit and sparkle in a Glass, though drawn out of a Barrel. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. xvi. 158 If the gooseberry wine was well knit, the gooseberies were of her gathering. 10. to knit up: a. transitive. To tie up; to fasten up; to string up, to hang; to compose or repair by knitting. literal and figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > bind or tie [verb (transitive)] > bind > bind up or together forbindc897 bindc1000 to-knita1300 truss1340 louka1393 to knit up1509 to wind up?1533 upbind1590 pinion1608 abligate1615 fillet1633 ligament1659 ligature1716 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. ccliiii All my vesture: is of golde pure,..In syluer net my here vp knet. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 599/2 I knytte up a man, I holde hym shorte or kepe hym from his lybertye. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 2014 Þai..knitten vp þe saile, Atyrit the tacle. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 11460 All..knit vp þere couenaunte. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) ii. ii. 35 Sleepe that knits vp the rauel'd Sleeue of Care. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iii. iii. 89 These (mine enemies) are all knit vp In their distractions. View more context for this quotation 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd i. ii They're fools that slav'ry like, and may be free; The chiels may a' knit up themselves for me. 1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles xxvii. 364 He says 'us', so entirely is his own life knit up with his child's life. †b. To ‘shut up’, take up; to snub. Obsolete. Cf. 1b. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > refrain from uttering [verb (transitive)] > silence or prevent from speaking to stop a person's mouthc1175 stilla1225 to keep ina1420 stifle1496 to knit up1530 to muzzle (up) the mouth1531 choke1533 muzzle?1542 to tie a person's tongue1544 tongue-tiea1555 silence1592 untongue1598 to reduce (a person or thing) to silence1605 to bite in1608 gaga1616 to swear downa1616 to laugh down1616 stifle1621 to cry down1623 unworda1627 clamour1646 splint1648 to take down1656 snap1677 stick1708 shut1809 to shut up1814 to cough down1823 to scrape down1855 to howl down1872 extinguish1878 hold1901 shout1924 to pipe down1926 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 599/2 I knyt one up, I take hym up, I reprove hym. a1566 R. Edwards Damon & Pithias (1571) sig. Dij So sternly he frowned on mee, and knit me vp so short. c. To close up; to conclude, finish, or end. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > bring to an end or conclude [verb (transitive)] yendc1000 abatec1300 finec1300 endc1305 finisha1375 definec1384 terminec1390 achievea1393 out-enda1400 terminate?a1425 conclude1430 close1439 to bring adowna1450 terma1475 adetermine1483 determine1483 to knit up1530 do1549 parclose1558 to shut up1575 expire1578 date1589 to close up1592 period1595 includea1616 apostrophate1622 to wind off1650 periodizea1657 dismiss1698 to wind up1740 to put the lid on1873 to put the tin hat on something1900 to wash up1925 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 599/2 I knytte up a mater, I make an ende or conclusyon of a matter. 1566 W. Adlington tr. Apuleius .XI. Bks. Golden Asse xxxii. f. 80 To ende and knitte vp all sorrow. 1587 F. Thynne Ann. Scotl. Pref. 406 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II Before I knit vp this exordium. 1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre v. ix. 196 I will heere knit vp this Epistle. 1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar xxv. 434 The tragedy was being knitted up in the deaths of the last actors in it. †d. To sum up; to express concisely. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > summarize or abridge [verb (transitive)] abrevya1325 comprehendc1369 abridgec1384 shorta1390 suma1398 abbreviate?a1475 shorten1530 to cut short?1542 curtail1553 to knit up1553 to wind up1583 clip1598 epitomize1599 brief1601 contract1604 to shut up1622 decurt1631 to sum up1642 breviate1663 curtilate1665 compendize1693 epitomate1702 to gather up1782 summarize1808 scissor1829 précis1856 to cut down1857 to boil down1880 synopsize1882 essence1888 résumé1888 short copy1891 bovrilize1900 pot1927 summate1951 capsulize1958 profile1970 1553 Short Catech. in Lit. & Doctr. Edw. VI (Parker Soc.) 499 Will you that I knit up in a brief abridgment all that belongeth both to God and men? 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. lxxxiiij^v To knit vp the matter in fewe wordes. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 280 Briefly to knit up their succession. Compounds knit-back n. = knit-wort n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > comfrey gallocc1000 comfreyc1265 consolida1480 wallwort1561 consound1578 ass-ear1585 blackwort1597 knit-back1597 back-wort1598 knit-wort1611 boneset1653 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > plant used in medicine > specific plant > comfrey comfreyc1265 consolida1480 consound1578 knit-back1597 knit-wort1611 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 661 It is called..in English Comfrey..of some Knit backe. knit-beggar n. = couple-beggar n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > kinds of priest > [noun] > ignorant > performing irregular marriages buckle-beggarc1700 knit-beggar1700 couple-beggar1702 1700 Wilmslow Parish Register Aug. 25, in Earwaker E. Cheshire (1877) I. 99 Were married by [a] knit-begger, Daniel Hulme and Esther Hunt. knit-wort n. the herb Comfrey. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > comfrey gallocc1000 comfreyc1265 consolida1480 wallwort1561 consound1578 ass-ear1585 blackwort1597 knit-back1597 back-wort1598 knit-wort1611 boneset1653 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > plant used in medicine > specific plant > comfrey comfreyc1265 consolida1480 consound1578 knit-back1597 knit-wort1611 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Asne Oreille d'asne, th' hearbe Comfrey, knit-backe, knit-wort, blacke-wort. Draft additions September 2018 knitbone n. [after post-classical Latin osteocolla (see osteocolla n.)] †(a) any of various calcareous deposits forming an encrustation on the roots and stems of plants; = osteocolla n. (obsolete rare); (b) any of several comfreys, esp. the common comfrey, Symphytum officinale; cf. boneset n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral deposits > [noun] > mineral incrustation osteocolla1653 knitbone1681 bone glue1741 scrowl1778 sinter1780 pearl sinter1821 calc-sinter1823 osteolith1857 bone cement1864 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iii. v. 299 The solid or Pithless knit-bone. Ranked by Kentman, and not improperly, amongst the sorts of Osteocolla. 1687 J. Floyer Φαρμακο-βασανος ii. 395 Knitbone grows like a Plant, and branches it self in the Earth, and has a chalky Pith. 1836 A. Murray Northern Flora I. 121 S. tuberosum is called Comfer Knit-been in Aberdeenshire; where a preparation..is extolled..for hardening and strengthening fractures. 1876 R. T. Massy Pract. Notes New Amer. & Other Remedies 130 Symphytum Officinale (Common Comfrey; called also Knit-bone).—Given in non-union of bones. 1938 Manch. Guardian 19 May 8 ‘Knit-bone’ she calls it, for it is such a useful stand-by to have about the house for fomentations and poultices. 2003 H. Beck Home is Where viii. 102 Truth is Aunt Aggie was the one who liked to do the remedies. She was forever doing up a knitbone paste for my ankle. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1603adj.c1440v.c1000
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