ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Misknit

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Misknit is a verb meaning To knit incorrectly; to make an error in one's knitting.

Meaning

To knit incorrectly; to make an error in one's knitting.

More Meanings

  1. Improperly fused or joined together.
  2. Improperly knitted.

Example Sentences

Alternatively, needles may misknit but still take the new yarn, a process called tucking.
The face yarn is misknitted purposely to allow other yarns to appear on the right side of the fabric.
Private Wyer, who was diligently cleaning his shrapnel barrel with a misknit helmet, looked up warningly.
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.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include misknot, misstitch, missew, fluff, mismake, misstep.

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