Misknit
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To knit incorrectly; to make an error in one's knitting.
"There are a great many people who seem to think that religion means not doing wrong. As if a knitting machine would be considered good that never knit any stockings, because it never misknit!"
- 1 Improperly fused or joined together.
"Misknit bones had made his crooked legs a trifle crookeder, but he could run again and attest the vigor of his lungs by a lusty bark."
- 2 Improperly knitted.
"Private Wyer, who was diligently cleaning his shrapnel barrel with a misknit helmet, looked up warningly."
Example
More examples"There are a great many people who seem to think that religion means not doing wrong. As if a knitting machine would be considered good that never knit any stockings, because it never misknit!"
Etymology
From mis- + knit.
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