1. (a.) Knit or woven together; close; firm.

2. (n.) The part or parts of something written or printed, as of Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence, or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light upon its meaning.

3. (v. t.) To knit or bind together; to unite closely.

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