knotting
a decorative pattern produced by interlacing and tying knots in various yarns, as in macramé and tatting.
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How to use knotting in a sentence
The late Caleb Whitefoord, seeing a lady knotting fringe for a petticoat, asked her, what she was doing?
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousThey sank to the benches; the climb, once halted, knotting their calves and the low muscles on their backs.
The Jewels of Aptor | Samuel R. DelanyI was startled then to see the depth of yearning in Wickwire's regard, to see his hands knotting and twisting one in the other.
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellThen he was writhing on the glass steps with fold after slimy fold knotting about him, twisting, crushing, killing him.
The Devil in Iron | Robert E. HowardEunice was knotting fringe for a bedspread, and it interested the child wonderfully.
A Little Girl in Old Salem | Amanda Minnie Douglas
British Dictionary definitions for knotting
/ (ˈnɒtɪŋ) /
a sealer applied over knots in new wood before priming to prevent resin from exuding
(esp formerly) a kind of decorative knotted fancywork
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