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 ] | 
