Beknit

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To knit. transitive
  2. 2
    To girdle or encircle. transitive

Etymology

From the Middle English *beknitten, from the Old English becnyttan (“to knit around; tie up; tie around; bind; surround”), equivalent to be- + knit.

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