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knitting

noun

  1. mathematics
  2. act or process of creating by tying or weaving items together, literally or figuratively
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈnɪtɪŋ/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English knyttynge; equivalent to knit + -ing.

  1. The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.

    I find knitting very relaxing.

  2. Material that has been, or is being knitted.

    She put down her knitting and went to answer the phone.

    At Kiwi, 40 miles from Nelson [New Zealand], eight women installed themselves in the goods shed, taking with them their knitting, and a supply of food and magazines. The demolition crew was unable to pull the building down without injuring them.

  3. overhead electrification wires, OHLE

    Fair point. Instead of tearing down the knitting and using diesel, tear down the knitting and use turbines.

    It also helps, if: [...] the knitting is aligned with the track below, or rather vice versa, something else that went after 1996.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English knyttynge; equivalent to knit + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of knit