(v. t.) To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.
(v. t.) To form, as a textile fabric, by the interlacing of yarn or thread in a series of connected loops, by means of needles, either by hand or by machinery; as, to knit stockings.
(v. t.) To join; to cause to grow together.
(v. t.) To unite closely; to connect; to engage; as, hearts knit together in love.
(v. t.) To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.
(v. i.) To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave by making knots or loops.
(v. i.) To be united closely; to grow together; as, broken bones will in time knit and become sound.
(n.) Union knitting; texture.
Example Sentences:
(1) Eighty interposition mesocaval shunts, using a knitted Dacron large diameter prosthesis, have been performed during the past five and one-half years.
(2) Placement of impervious knitted Dacron velour aortic grafts in baboons reproduced platelet consumption that progressively normalized over six weeks postoperatively.
(3) One source said Coe's "knitting together" of cross-party political support to win the London Olympic bid puts him in a good light.
(4) The fabric protection factors (FPF) of 5 metal meshes, to simulate the weave pattern and yarn dimensions of typical fabrics, and 6 textiles with variable construction (woven and knitted), fibre type and dye were determined using a spectrophotometric assay and human skin testing.
(5) In contrast to the uncoated knitted prosthesis, which rapidly developed a layered neointima with complete neoendothelialization, only islands of neointima were found in albumin-coated grafts after 4 weeks.
(6) I inherited Ted-Fred from my mother, a one-eyed and wholly uncuddly pre-war sack of mange (the bear, not my mum), and I had briefly loved Albert, a brown knitted dog, although I have very little memory of him.
(7) This paper compares the healing of supported knitted Dacron prostheses implanted in the descending thoracic aorta and in the subcutaneous carotid-femoral positions in each of 10 dogs.
(8) ultralightweight; nine Wesolowski Weavenit; and seven DeBakey standard weight knitted.
(9) To establish the conditions for achieving immediate and complete endothelial cell coverage of the luminal surfaces of small-caliber (internal diameter:4 mm) vascular grafts in vitro, the attachment and spread of endothelial cells cultured from human umbilical veins to expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and knitted Dacron grafts was studied.
(10) To overcome these problems, the PEUG was modified to add mechanical strength by incorporating knitted polyester fibers.
(11) They say it is easier than knitting a scarf, the typical starter project for novices.
(12) Recently the triple-layered CX or controlled expansion cylinders were introduced, which consisted of a middle layer of expandable monofilament knitted polypropylene-like material sandwiched between 2 silicone layers.
(13) A host of activities are on offer, from barbecue or pizza parties to bar crawls, and guests are welcome to visit the community projects that Backpack sponsors, including vegetable gardens, knitting and football for kids.
(14) But they are, without argument, all “pulling in the same direction”, a tight-knit group unconcerned about the judgment of others.
(15) In the second trial 24 grafts without velours trimming (Cooley II, Meadox), 24 grafts manufactured by a new warp-knitting procedure without velours trimming (Protegraft 2000, B. Braun AG) and 24 identical grafts of B. Braun AG but with gelatine impregnation were evaluated.
(16) She was inseparable from her sister and had a close-knit group of friends.
(17) Mourinho’s pre-match utterances are generally best skimmed for the odd word not specifically dedicated to inflammatory falsehoods, but Chelsea’s manager was correct to offer some wary respect for the Football League’s champion club and here, lining up in a tightly knit 4-4-2, Leicester were sharp in the tackle early on, and pacy on the break throughout.
(18) During the first five years, 22 patients had either a 13 X 6.5 mm or a 14 X 7 mm knitted Dacron graft and served as historic controls for a second group of 20 others who had 14 X 7 mm grafts of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), during the last three years of the study.
(19) (“Get your tissues ready: It’s time for an emotional rollercoaster.”) His mum, Figen, he wrote on his feed , had told him she was having a bad day because she had taken a stall at a craft fair and no one had bought any of her knitted creations.
(20) Five pathogenic, coagulase-negative Staphylococcus epidermidis strains were used to measure the differential microbial adherence to ACD versus untreated velour-knitted Dacron (VKD) vascular prostheses.
Tricot
Definition:
(n.) A fabric of woolen, silk, or cotton knitted, or women to resemble knitted work.
Example Sentences:
(1) By measuring and digging in the gardens of the Affligem-abbey, according to historical documents, Dr. Tricot-Royer could find the graves and the skeletons of the first Duke Godfrey I with the Beard, of his daughter Queen Alice and of Godfrey of Gaesbeeck, brother of Henry II.
(2) In our clinical trial, tiazofurin caused return to the chronic phase in patients with chronic granulocytic leukemia in blast crisis (Tricot, G.; Jayaram, H.N.
(3) These materials were nylon taffeta (N), nylon taffeta-Goretex-nylon tricot laminated fabric (G), and polyvinylchloride-coated plain cotton fabric (V).
(4) With the help of the medical historian Dr. Tricot-Royer, Prof. Nelis extended his investigation to other members of the dukes' family, namely Saint Albert, Prince-bishop of Liège and brother of Henry I, whose shrine was preserved in Mechlin, and Henry II, son of Henry I, whose tomb was located in the ruins of the abbey of Villers-la-Ville.
(5) Tiazofurin is effective in treating end-stage leukemic patients (Tricot et al., Cancer Res 49:3696-3701, 1989).