Part 6281

<h1>KNavishness</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>KNav"ish*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality or state of being knavish; knavery; dishonesty.</def>

<h1>Knaw</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Knaw</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>See <er>Gnaw</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. More.</i>

<h1>Knawel</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Knaw"el</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Akin to G. <ets>knauelk</ets>, <ets>kn\'84uel</ets>,prop., a ball of thread, coil. Cf. <er>Clew</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A low, spreading weed (<spn>Scleranthus annuus</spn>), common in sandy soil.</def>

<h1>Knead</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Knead</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Kneaded</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Kneading</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>kneden</ets>, As. <ets>cnedan</ets>; akin to D. <ets>kneden</ets>, G. <ets>kneten</ets>, Sw. <ets>kn<?/da</ets>, Icel. <ets>kno<?/a</ets>; cf. OSlav.<ets>gnesti</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; esp., to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, as the materials of bread, cake, etc.; <as>as, to <ex>knead</ex> dough</as>.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>kneading</b>, the making of the cake, the heating of the oven, and the baking. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Fig.: To treat or form as by kneading; to beat.</def>

<blockquote>I will <b>knead</b> him : I'll make him supple. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Kneading trough</col>, <cd>a trough or tray in which dough is kneaded.</cd></cs>

<i>Ex. viii. 3.</i>

<h1>Kneadable</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Knead"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>That may be kneaded; capable of being worked into a mass.</def>

<h1>Kneader</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Knead"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who kneads.</def>

<h1>Kneadingly</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Knead"ing*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In the manner of one kneading.</def>

<h1>Knebelite</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Kne"bel*ite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From Major von <ets>Knebel</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of a gray, red, brown, or green color, and glistening luster. It is a silicate of iron and manganese.</def>

<h1>Kneck</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Kneck</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The twisting of a rope or cable, as it is running out.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Knee</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Knee</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>kne</ets>, <ets>cneo</ets>, As. <ets>cne\'a2</ets>, <ets>cne\'a2w</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>knio</ets>, <ets>kneo</ets>, OFries. <ets>kn\'c6</ets>, G. & D. <ets>knie</ets>, OHG. <ets>chniu</ets>, <ets>chneo</ets>, Icel. <ets>kn<?/</ets>, Sw. <ets>kn\'84</ets>,Dan. <ets>kn\'91</ets>, Goth. <ets>kniu</ets>, L.<ets>genu</ets>, Gr. <?/, Skr.<ets>j\'benu</ets>, <ets><?/</ets> Cf. <er>Genuflection</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in man.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Mech. & Shipbuilding)</fld> <def>A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.</def>