• St

    Origin 1

    Imitative.

    Full definition of st

    Interjection

    1. Expressing a sudden desire for silence.

    Origin 2

    Abbreviations.

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    st or st. or St.
    1. Street. Usually as “st.” Also as “st”. Sometimes capitalized.
    2. Saint. Always capitalized.
    3. State.
    4. stone (unit of measuring weight, not capitalized)
    5. store (as in a shopping center)
    6. (knitting) stitch
      • 1998, Kristin Nicholas, Knitting the New Classics (page 63)insert right-hand needle bet 2 sts just knitted
      • 2009, Sally Muir, Joanna Osborne, Diana Miller, Pet Projects: The Animal Knits Bible (page 71)Knit 1 row. Dec 1 st at each end of next row and at each end of every foll alt row until 2 sts rem.
      • 2011, Barb Brown, Knitting Knee-Highs: Sock Styles from Classic to Contemporary (page 55)Change to larger needles and knit 1 rnd in CC, inc 3 (4, 5) sts evenly...

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