Webster's Dictionary 1828

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KNIGHT-HEADS

KNIGHT-HEADS, noun In ships, bollard timbers, two pieces of timber rising just within the stem, one on each side of the bowsprit to secure its inner end; also, two strong frames...

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KNIGHT-MARSHAL

KNIGHT-M'ARSHAL, noun An officer in the household of the British king, who has cognizance of transgressions within the king's household and verge, and of contracts made there.

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KNIGHT-SERVICE

KNIGHT-SERVICE, noun In English feudal law, a tenure of lands held by knights on condition of performing military service, every possessor of a knight's fee, or estate originall...

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KNIGHTHOOD

KNIGHTHOOD, noun The character or dignity of a knight.1. A military order, honor, or degree of ancient nobility, conferred as a reward of valor or merit. It is of four kinds, mi...

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KNIGHTLINESS

KNIGHTLINESS, noun Duties of a knight.

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KNIGHTLY

KNIGHTLY, adjective Pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; as a knightly combat.

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KNIT

KNIT, verb transitive nit. preterit tense and participle passiveknit or knitted. [Latin nodo, whence nodus, Eng. knot.]1. To unite, as threads by needles; to connect in a kind o...

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KNITTABLE

KNIT'TABLE, adjective nit'table. That may be knit.

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KNITTER

KNIT'TER, noun nit'ter. One that knits.

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KNITTING

KNIT'TING, participle present tense nit'ting. Uniting by needles; forming texture; uniting in growth.KNIT'TING, noun Junction.

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KNITTING-NEEDLE

KNIT'TING-NEEDLE, noun nit'ting-needle. A long needle usually made of wire, used for knitting threads into stockings, garters, etc.

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KNITTLE

KNIT'TLE, noun nit'l. [from knit.] A string that gathers or draws together a purse.1. A small line used in ships to sling hammocks.

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KNOB

KNOB, noun nob. A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; as a knob in the flesh or on a bone.

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KNOBBED

KNOB'BED, adjective nob'bed. Containing knobs; full of knobs.

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KNOBBINESS

KNOB'BINESS, noun nob'biness. [from knobby.] The quality of having knobs, or of being full of protuberances.

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KNOBBY

KNOB'BY, adjective nob'by. Full of knobs or hard protuberances; hard.

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KNOCK

KNOCK, verb intransitive nok.1. To strike or beat with something thick or heavy; as, to knock with a club or with the fist; to knock at the door. We never use this word to expre...

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KNOCKER

KNOCK'ER, noun nok'er. One that knocks.1. An instrument or kind of hammer, fastened to a door to be used in seeking for admittance.

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KNOCKING

KNOCK'ING, participle present tense nok'ing. Beating; striking.KNOCK'ING, noun nok'ing. A beating; a rap.

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KNOLL

KNOLL, verb transitive noll. [See Knell.] To ring a bell, usually for a funeral.KNOLL, verb intransitive noll. To sound, as a bell.[This word, I believe, is not used in America....

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KNOP

KNOP, noun nop. [a different spelling of knap or nob.]A knob; a tufted top; a bud; a bunch; a button.

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KNOPPED

KNOP'PED, adjective nop'ped. Having knops or knobs; fastened as with buttons.

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KNOT

KNOT, noun not. [Latin nodus; probably connected with knit, but perhaps from swelling or gathering.]1. The complication of threads made by knitting; a tie; union of cords by int...

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KNOTBERRY

KNOT'BERRY, noun not'berry. A plant of the genus Rubus.

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KNOTGRASS

KNOT'GRASS, noun not'grass. The name of several species of plants, so denominated from the joints of the stem. The common knotgrass is the Polygonum aviculare.

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KNOTLESS

KNOT'LESS, adjective not'less. Free from knots; without knots.

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KNOTTED

KNOT'TED, adjective not'ted. Full of knots; having knots; as the knotted oak.1. Having intersecting figures.