2. Noun. (mostly mathematics) The formation of a knot. ¹
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Definition of Knotting
1. a fringe made of knotted threads [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Knotting
Literary usage of Knotting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1907)
"His contribution is illustrated by drawings of affected hairs, which show at a
glance the condition described, namely a pseudo-knotting and fraying of the ..."
2. Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits by Alfred Cort Haddon, William Halse Rivers Rivers, Charles Gabriel Seligman, Charles Samuel Myers, William McDougall, Sidney Herbert Ray, Anthony Wilkin (1912)
"Other petticoats are made on a foundation consisting of two cords of twisted
fibre, and the variations in knotting may be seen in fig. ..."
3. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D: Including A Journal of His Tour to the by James Boswell, John Wilson Croker (1846)
"Next to mere idleness (said he), I think knotting is to be reckoned in the scale
of insignificance; though I once attempted to learn knotting i: Dempster's ..."
4. Public School Methods (1921)
"... making eight pairs and four single spokes. These are woven around twice and
then separated into singles. EXERCISES IN knotting ..."
5. A Spiritual Treasury for the Children of God: Consisting of a Meditation for by William Mason (1803)
"... knotting, that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, e~ccn as our Lord
Jesus Christ hath ..."
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