knitting machine
NounSynonyms:
knitting machine
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a textile machine that makes knitted fabricsSynonyms: knitting machine
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Knitting \Knit"ting\, n.
1.The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting; knitwork. [1913 Webster]
2.Union formed by knitting, as of bones. [1913 Webster]
Knitting machine, one of a number of contrivances for mechanically knitting stockings, jerseys, and the like.
Knitting needle, a stiff rod, as of steel wire, with rounded ends for knitting yarn or threads into a fabric, as in stockings.
Knitting sheath, a sheath to receive the end of a needle in knitting. [1913 Webster]