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Knee (n), v. t. To supplicate by kneeling. [Obs.]

Fall down, and knee The way into his mercy.

Shak

Knee"brush` (n"brsh`), n. 1. (Zoöl.) A tuft or brush of hair on the knees of some species of antelopes and other animals; -- chiefly used in the plural.

2. (Zoöl.) A thick mass or collection of hairs on the legs of bees, by aid of which they carry the collected pollen to the hive or nest; -- usually in the plural.

Knee"cap` (?), n. 1. (Anat.) The kneepan.

2. A cap or protection for the knee.

Knee"-crook`ing (?), a. Obsequious; fawning; cringing. "Knee-crooking knave." Shak.

Kneed (?), a. 1. Having knees;- used chiefly in composition; as, in-kneed; out-kneed; weak-kneed.

2. (Bot.) Geniculated; forming an obtuse angle at the joints, like the knee when a little bent; as, kneed grass.

Knee"-deep` (?), a. 1. Rising to the knees; knee-high; as, water or snow knee- deep.

Grass knee-deep within a month.

Milton.

2. Sunk to the knees; as, men knee- deep in water.

Where knee-deep the trees were standing.

Longfellow.

Knee"-high` (?), a. Rising or reaching upward to the knees; as, the water is knee- high.

Knee"joint` (?), n. 1. The joint of the knee.

2. (Mach.) A toggle joint; -- so called because consisting of two pieces jointed to each other end to end, making an angle like the knee when bent.

Knee"joint`ed, a. (Bot.) Geniculate; kneed. See Kneed, a., 2.

Kneel (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Knelt (?) or Kneeled (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Kneeling.] [OE. knelen, cneolien; akin to D. knielen, Dan. knæle. See Knee.] To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; -- sometimes with down.

And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.

Acts vii. 60.

As soon as you are dressed, kneel and say the Lord's Prayer.

Jer. Taylor.

Kneel"er (?), n. 1. One who kneels or who worships by or while kneeling. Tennyson.

2. A cushion or stool to kneel on.