Definition of Knitting needle

1. Noun. Needle consisting of a slender rod with pointed ends; usually used in pairs.

Generic synonyms: Needle

Definition of Knitting needle

1. Noun. A long, thin, pointed rod, used in pairs to knit yarn ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Knitting Needle

knitch
knitches
knits
knitster
knitsters
knittable
knitted
knitted fabric
knitter
knitters
knittest
knitteth
knitting
knitting chart
knitting machine
knitting needle (current term)
knitting needles
knitting stitch
knittings
knittle
knittles
knitwear
knitwears
knitwork
knive
knived
knives
kniving

Literary usage of Knitting needle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1887)
"I A"v 1 1 j \ "The coil at the distant station is about six inches long, consists of about six layers of thin wire, and encloses as a core a knitting needle ..."

2. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel (1874)
"... —beutet, m. knitting-bag; — bret, n. large wooden knitting-needle; — gam, n. knitting yarn; ... knitting-needle; —perlt,/, ..."

3. Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science (1870)
"A knitting-needle was placed on white paper, and the first quarter of its length ... When a long, magnetised knitting-needle has'one of its poles reversed, ..."

4. Elements of Natural Philosophy: A Text-book for High Schools and Academies by Elroy McKendree Avery (1897)
"Pass a knitting-needle through a small cork from end to end and so ... Thrust a sewing-needle or half of a knitting-needle through the cork at right angles ..."

5. Introduction to the Herbartian Principles of Teaching by Catherine Isabel Dodd (1901)
"(a) Light a candle and hold ar. orange on a knitting-needle before it so that the light falls on it. Half of it is in the full glare and half in the shade. ..."

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