knitted, ppl. a. (and n.)
(ˈnɪtɪd)
[f. knit v. + -ed1.]
= knit ppl. a. Also as n., a knitted garment; freq. in pl.
| 1855 Mayne Expos. Lex., Knitted, applied to that stage in the union of fractured bones in which ossification has so far advanced as to give a certain degree of firmness to a broken limb. 1858 Simmonds Dict. Trade, Knitting-machine, a machine for weaving and making knitted work. 1866 J. B. Rose tr. Ovid's Met. 263 She sate, Cross-legged and knitted-fingered in the gate. 1870 Morris Earthly Par. II. iii. 20 She Set her slim hand upon her knitted brow. 1958 Woman 9 Aug. 31/4 Briony is going to Ardoaghy to buy more knitteds. 1960 Woman's Own 19 Mar. 34/2 Two elegant knitteds from one set of instructions. 1963 Harper's Bazaar Feb. 41 The knitteds we can't do without. |