Definition of Knittles

1. Noun. (plural of knittle) ¹

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Definition of Knittles

1. knittle [n] - See also: knittle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Knittles

knittable
knitted
knitted fabric
knitter
knitters
knittest
knitteth
knitting
knitting chart
knitting machine
knitting needle
knitting needles
knitting stitch
knittings
knittle
knittles (current term)
knitwear
knitwears
knitwork
knive
knived
knives
kniving
knob-gobblers
knob-jockey
knob-thatcher
knob celery

Literary usage of Knittles

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rudimentary Treatise on Masting, Mast-making, and Rigging of Ships: Also by Robert Kipping (1854)
"Then take the knittles which are up and bring ... knittles arc made by laying rope yarns together, with your finger and thumb, against the twist of the yarn ..."

2. The Kedge-anchor, Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Appertaining Tothe Practical by William N. Brady (1882)
"knittles are made by laying rope-yarns together, with your finger and thumb, against the twist of the yarn. Snaking is for the better securing of a seizing, ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The knittles ore then reversed and another turn of the weft taken, ... At the last turn tho ends of the knittles which are laid back are led forward over ..."

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