Knēad, v. t.

(need), v. t. [imp. & p. p. KNEADED; p. pr. & vb. n. KNEADING.] [A-S. cnedan, D. kneden, Norw. knede, Sw. knåda, Icel. knodha, hnodha, O. H. Ger. cnetan, N. H. Ger. kneten, allied to Slav. gnesti.] To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work into a well-mixed mass, as the materials of bread, cake, or paste; as, to knead dough. The cake she kneaded was the savory meat. Prior.