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Loeven's larva (medicine) and knit(1) (iou)


Loeven's larva (medicine)


loeven's larva
<zoology> The peculiar larva of Polygordius. See Polygordius.

Origin: Named after the Swedish zoologist, S. F. Loven, who discovered it.

Source: Websters Dictionary


knit(1) (iou)



knit noun. L16.
[from the verb.]
a. The style or stitch in which a thing is knitted; a knitted fabric; knitted work; knitwear. L16.
New York Post Whip up..day dress in low-cost knit. Daily Telegraph Coco Chanel..seized upon the freedom of knit as early as 1913.
b. A knitted garment. Freq. in pl. M20.
Shetland Times Warm chunky knits, very welcome in present weather conditions.
A contraction or wrinkle of the brow. L19.