Kneadable
(Knead"a*ble) a. That may be kneaded; capable of being worked into a mass.
Kneader
(Knead"er) n. One who kneads.
Kneadingly
(Knead"ing*ly), adv. In the manner of one kneading.
Knebelite
(Kne"bel*ite) n. [From Major von Knebel.] (Min.) A mineral of a gray, red, brown, or green
color, and glistening luster. It is a silicate of iron and manganese.
Kneck
(Kneck) n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.) The twisting of a rope or cable, as it is running out.
[Eng.]
Knee
(Knee) n. [OE. kne, cneo, As. cneó, cneów; akin to OS. knio, kneo, OFries. kni, G. & D. knie,
OHG. chniu, chneo, Icel. kne, Sw. knä, Dan. knæ, Goth. kniu, L. genu, Gr. go`ny, Skr. janu, &radic231.
Cf. Genuflection.]
1. In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg.
2. (Anat.) (a) The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg. (b) In the horse and allied
animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in man.
3. (Mech. & Shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of
the human knee when bent.
4. A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy.
Give them title, knee, and approbation.
Shak. Knee breeches. See under Breeches. — Knee holly, Knee holm (Bot.), butcher's broom. —
Knee jerk (Physiol.) a jerk or kick produced by a blow or sudden strain upon the patellar tendon of the
knee, which causes a sudden contraction of the quadriceps muscle; one of the so-called tendon reflexes.
— Knee joint. See in the Vocabulary. — Knee timber, timber with knees or angles in it. — Knee
tribute, or Knee worship, tribute paid by kneeling; worship by genuflection. [Obs.] "Knee tribute yet
unpaid." Milton.
Knee
(Knee) v. t. To supplicate by kneeling. [Obs.]
Fall down, and knee
The way into his mercy.
Shak Kneebrush
(Knee"brush`) 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.
Kneecap
(Knee"cap`) n.
1. (Anat.) The kneepan.
2. A cap or protection for the knee.
Knee-crooking
(Knee"-crook`ing) a. Obsequious; fawning; cringing. "Knee-crooking knave." Shak.
Kneed
(Kneed) a.
