knitting machine

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knitting machine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Knitting \Knit"ting\, n.
     1. The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting;
        knitwork.
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     2. Union formed by knitting, as of bones.
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     Knitting machine, one of a number of contrivances for
        mechanically knitting stockings, jerseys, and the like.
  
     Knitting needle, a stiff rod, as of steel wire, with
        rounded ends for knitting yarn or threads into a fabric,
        as in stockings.
  
     Knitting sheath, a sheath to receive the end of a needle in
        knitting.
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knitting machine - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  knitting machine
      n 1: a textile machine that makes knitted fabrics