4. To unite closely; to connect; to engage; as, hearts knit together
in love.
Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit. Shak.
Come , knit hands, and beat the ground, In a light fantastic round.
Milton.
A link among the days, toknit The generations each to each. Tennyson.
5. To draw together; to contract into wrinkles. knits his brow and shows an angry eye. Shak.
KNIT
Knit, v. i.
1. To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave by making knots or loops.
2. To be united closely; to grow together; as, broken bones will in time knit and become sound. 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.
KNIT
Knit, n.
Defn: Union knitting; texture. Shak.
KNITBACK
Knit"back`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The plant comfrey; — so called from its use as a restorative.
Dr. Prier.
KNITCH; KNITCHET
Knitch, Knitch"et, n. Etym: [Cf. Knit.]