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Definition of Cast on
1. Verb. Make the first row of stitches when knitting.
Generic synonyms: Run Up, Sew, Sew Together, Stitch
Antonyms: Cast Off
Definition of Cast on
1. Verb. (intransitive knitting) to start the first row of knitting by putting stitches on a needle ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cast On
Literary usage of Cast on
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology by Thomas Paine (1896)
"... AND THE LIGHTS cast on HIS EXIST- ENCE AND ATTRIBUTES BY THE BIBLE. THE only
idea man can affix to the name of God, is that of a, first cause, ..."
2. The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer by Richard Burn (1820)
"In case any person shall find any such body cast on shore Rewarding pet- from
the sea by wreck or otherwise, and shall within six hours """«finding ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"used in very loose sandy soils, consist of large hollow cast ¡ron columns with
flat screw blades cast on the lower ends. The projection of this screw from ..."
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