"yarnover" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yarnovers [plural], yarn-over [alternative], yarn over [alternative]
Etymology: From yarn + over. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|yarn|over}} yarn + over Head templates: {{en-noun}} yarnover (plural yarnovers)
  1. (knitting) A technique in which the yarn is passed over the right-hand needle. In general, the new loop is knitted on the next row, either by itself (producing a hole) or together with an adjacent stitch. Categories (topical): Knitting
    Sense id: en-yarnover-en-noun-3TSEjjFw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 81 19 Topics: business, knitting, manufacturing, textiles

Verb

Forms: yarnovers [present, singular, third-person], yarnovering [participle, present], yarnovered [participle, past], yarnovered [past], yarn-over [alternative], yarn over [alternative]
Etymology: From yarn + over. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|yarn|over}} yarn + over Head templates: {{en-verb}} yarnover (third-person singular simple present yarnovers, present participle yarnovering, simple past and past participle yarnovered)
  1. (knitting) To make a yarnover. Categories (topical): Knitting Synonyms: y/o, YO Translations (knitting technique): jeté [masculine] (French), ζετέ (zeté) [neuter] (Greek), ρίξιμο (ríximo) [neuter] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-yarnover-en-verb-mGrXjNoK Topics: business, knitting, manufacturing, textiles

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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