- (n.) A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a knitting needle; also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread or twine, and by means of which knots or loops are formed in the process of netting, knitting or crocheting.
- (n.) See Magnetic needle, under Magnetic.
- (v.i.) To form needles; to crystallize in the form of needles.
- (n.) Any slender, pointed object, like a needle, as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.
- (v.t.) To form in the shape of a needle; as, to needle crystals.
- (n.) One of the needle-shaped secondary leaves of pine trees. See Pinus.
- (n.) A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end, with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing.
- (n.) A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a knitting needle; also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread or twine, and by means of which knots or loops are formed in the process of netting, knitting or crocheting.
- (n.) One of the needle-shaped secondary leaves of pine trees. See Pinus.
- (v.t.) To form in the shape of a needle; as, to needle crystals.
- (n.) Any slender, pointed object, like a needle, as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.
- (n.) See Magnetic needle, under Magnetic.
- (n.) A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end, with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing.
- (v.i.) To form needles; to crystallize in the form of needles.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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