misknit
Collocations
4ADJ.
evil, great, still
MISKNIT + NOUN
helmet
PREP.
in, up, with
ADV.
alternatively
Definitions
verb
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!
For a man now nearly forgotten except as an evil misknit in the Great Tapestry of the Hero's life, General Adolphus W. Greely's 91 years of life were filled with such variety and intensity of experience as few persons will ever match.
adj
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.
Improperly knitted.
Private Wyer, who was diligently cleaning his shrapnel barrel with a misknit helmet, looked up warningly.
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5There 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!
WiktionaryFor a man now nearly forgotten except as an evil misknit in the Great Tapestry of the Hero's life, General Adolphus W. Greely's 91 years of life were filled with such variety and intensity of experien
WiktionaryAlternatively, needles may misknit but still take the new yarn, a process called tucking.
WiktionaryMisknit 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.
WiktionaryPrivate Wyer, who was diligently cleaning his shrapnel barrel with a misknit helmet, looked up warningly.
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