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Definition of Knittings
1. knitting [n] - See also: knitting
Lexicographical Neighbors of Knittings
Literary usage of Knittings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Thomas Goodwin, D.D.: Sometime President of Magdalene Colledge by Thomas Goodwin (1861)
"... ordaineth a second union, and a gathering together sgain in Christ. To explain
both these knittings to God ;—it will, as I said it would, ..."
2. Under Fire: The Story of a Squad (Le Feu) by Henri Barbusse (1917)
"... and double-knittings, coverings and roofings and cowls, tarred or oiled or
rubbered, black or all the colors (once upon a time) of the rainbow—all these ..."
3. Publications by Spalding Club, Aberdeen (1848)
"4d., and a piece of whyt knittings, 6d., . A paper of patches, ..... A quar of
paper, and 3 ells silk lupen, 2 Caps more, at 7d., and 3 weirs, at 2d., . ..."
4. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman: Gentleman by Laurence Sterne (1894)
"... more of the excellences of a swearer,—had such a thorough knowledge of the
human frame, its membranes, nerves, ligaments, knittings of the joints, ..."
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