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編む — meaning in English

amu

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English meaning

  • braid verb To weave three or more strands of hair, thread, or rope together.
  • knit verb To make fabric or a garment by looping yarn together, either by hand with needles or by machine.
  • knitting noun The activity of making fabric or garments by looping yarn together.
  • weave verb To make fabric or a similar structure by crossing threads or strands over and under each other.

Senses

編む is used for these senses in English:

  • knitting The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.
  • weave (transitive) To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.

braid — full definition

  1. verb To weave three or more strands of hair, thread, or rope together.
  2. noun A length of hair, thread, or fiber woven together in interlacing strands.

knit — full definition

  1. verb To make fabric or a garment by looping yarn together, either by hand with needles or by machine.
  2. verb To join closely together, or (of a broken bone) to grow back together and heal.

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