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&ymacr_;ta, Sw. knyta, Dan. knytte. See Knot. ] 1. To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying. [ 1913 Webster ]

A great sheet knit at the four corners. Acts x. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

When your head did but ache,
I knit my handkercher about your brows. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To join; to cause to grow together. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nature can not knit the bones while the parts are under a discharge. Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To unite closely; to connect; to engage; as, hearts knit together in love. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Come, knit hands, and beat the ground,
In a light fantastic round. Milton (Comus). [ 1913 Webster ]

A link among the days, toknit
The generations each to each. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To draw together; to contract into wrinkles. [ 1913 Webster ]

He knits his brow and shows an angry eye. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave by making knots or loops. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To be united closely; to grow together; as, broken bones will in time knit and become sound. [ 1913 Webster ]

To knit up, to wind up; to conclude; to come to a close. “It remaineth to knit up briefly with the nature and compass of the seas.” [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Union knitting; texture. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) The plant comfrey; -- so called from its use as a restorative. Dr. Prier.

{ } n. [ Cf. Knit. ] A number of things tied or knit together; a bundle; a fagot. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

When they [ stems of asphodel ] be dried, they ought to be made up into knitchets, or handfuls. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ Prob. same word as nit a louse's egg. ] (Mining) Small particles of ore. Raymond. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A woman who knits. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, knits, joins, or unites; a knitting machine. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting; knitwork. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Union formed by knitting, as of bones. [ 1913 Webster ]

Knitting machine, one of a number of contrivances for mechanically knitting stockings, jerseys, and the like. --
Knitting needle, 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Knit. ] 1. A string that draws together a purse or bag. [ Prov. Eng. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. (Naut.) See Nettles. [ 1913 Webster ]