Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To knit; girdle or encircle.
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- verb transitive To
knit . - verb transitive To
girdle orencircle .
Etymologies
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From the Middle English *beknitten, from the Old English becnyttan ("to knit, tie, bind"), equivalent to be- + knit.
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