beknit

verb — 2 senses

beknit

verb

Etymology From the Middle English *beknitten, from the Old English becnyttan (“to knit around; tie up; tie around; bind; surround”), equivalent to be- + knit.

1

To knit.

2

To girdle or encircle.

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