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Knitted vs Woven - What's the difference?

knitted | woven |

As adjectives the difference between knitted and woven

is that knitted is made by knitting, or resembling in texture something made by knitting while woven is fabricated]] by [[weave#etymology 1|weaving.

As verbs the difference between knitted and woven

is that knitted is (knit) while woven is .

As a noun woven is

a cloth formed by weaving it only stretches in the bias directions (between the warp and weft directions), unless the threads are elastic.

knitted

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Made by knitting, or resembling in texture something made by knitting.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (knit)

    • woven

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Fabricated]] by [[weave#Etymology 1, weaving.
    • Woven kevlar is tough enough to be bulletproof.
  • Interlaced
    • The woven words of the sonnet were deep and moving.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cloth formed by weaving. It only stretches in the bias directions (between the warp and weft directions), unless the threads are elastic.

    • Verb

    (head)
    • The spider had woven her web on a corner of the attic.
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