A well-knit argument. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a well-knit society; a well-knit plot; a muscular, well-knit body. From Dictionary.com.
Close as its Shade, your well-knit Judgments grow. From Wordnik.com. [A Patch-Work Screen for the Ladies] Reference
The thick-set soldier arose; muscular, well-knit, virile. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
His form was well-knit, compact, and wonderfully muscular. From Wordnik.com. [The Authentic Life of Billy The Kid]
"They have both a great and well-knit band," says Skarphedinn. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor] Reference
His well-knit frame seemed built for the performance of feats of strength. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Strogoff] Reference
I am a girl who grew up in a nice, well-knit family, close connected group. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 1, 2002] Reference
An iron-jawed fellow he is, with every muscle in his well-knit body to match. From Wordnik.com. [A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France] Reference
You all look perfect pictures, and everybody must admire your well-knit frames. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 26, 1892] Reference
BORKMAN is of middle height, a well-knit, powerfully-built man, well on in the sixties. From Wordnik.com. [John Gabriel Borkman] Reference
There is nothing in it that is not up to date, and the whole treatise forms a well-knit unity. '. From Wordnik.com. [The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886] Reference
"Yes, you will," with a little sigh, and a quick glance of pity at the well-knit, handsome figure. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878] Reference
Involuntarily Hetty stretched out her large, well-knit brown hand, and put it by the side of Rachel's. From Wordnik.com. [Hetty's Strange History] Reference
Their complexion is a light bronze; they are stunted in stature, well-knit, and about the middle size. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Ida Pfeiffer and Her Travels in Many Lands] Reference
His senses were acute, his frame well-knit and hardy, his hands strong and skilful in the use of tools. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862] Reference
He was a small, well-knit man with a high forehead above a furrowed, hooknosed face and pale blue eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Game Of Empire]
Fine grown men of considerable stature, and well-knit frames, they have evidently followed the course of the. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852] Reference
His organisation, in fact, though fine, was not sufficiently firm and well-knit to face the sinewy and skilful. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 30, 1891] Reference
However, Durham had the peculiar value of offering a well-knit, well-secured, strong, black middle-class community. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Josephine Clement, July 13 and August 3, 1989. Interview C-0074. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
The man to whom the President of the Association introduced me was sturdy, well-knit, a little under average height. From Wordnik.com. [The Metal Monster] Reference
To the sheer dismay of our well-knit editorial team, there were also no signs of implementation of the pan-Konkan Plan. From Wordnik.com. [Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press] Reference
And the long and well-knit braid, black and glossy, falling from the head of the weeping lady, looked like a black snake. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3] Reference
The detention cell had a prior inmate, a small, well-knit man who looked up from a game of solitaire to address MacKinnon. From Wordnik.com. [The Past Through Tomorrow]
It looked as if I was getting a well-knit crew together, all of whom were anxious to come on to the southern route with me. From Wordnik.com. [The Rainbow and the Rose]
He was tall, with a well-knit, athletic figure that made me fancy he had been an heroic member of his university football team. From Wordnik.com. [The Paternoster Ruby] Reference
He was at this time about twenty-seven years of age, a little above the medium height, and of a well-knit, robust, manly frame. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885] Reference
But in no way must we diminish the work of Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers, for The Police work together like a well-knit team. From Wordnik.com. [Reggatta de Blanc] Reference
The vast cultivated plain undulating below us looked like the patchwork-quilt of a giantess, stitched together with well-knit hedges. From Wordnik.com. [A Village of Vagabonds] Reference
He was short of stature and well-knit in person, (John resembling him both in make and feature,) with brown hair and dark hazel eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861] Reference
Spanish Gypsies are remarkable for beauty in early youth; for magnificent eyes and hair, regular features, light and well-knit figures. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Sir Richard Burton] Reference
"Who is yon man," says Skapti, "before whom four men walk, a big burly man, and pale-faced, unlucky-looking, well-knit, and troll-like?". From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor] Reference
But now the afternoon had brought the desired click of the gate, and she could see his tall, well-knit figure striding up the path below. From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
The Italian report alleged that there was a "well-knit network of corrupted South African officials that protects the Italian fugitives". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Valannus was still a young man, well-knit, with a finely-chiselled countenance already carved into sober cast by toil and responsibility. From Wordnik.com. [The Conquering Sword of Conan]
Above all, it was still his task to shape his possessions into a well-knit, unified empire, which would not fall to pieces in the hands of his successors. From Wordnik.com. [Early European History] Reference
The durability of the work is much affected by it, both for the securing of the ends of wool already mentioned, and for the making of a strong, well-knit piece of fabric. From Wordnik.com. [Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving] Reference
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