Recent Examples of knack from the Web. 1  St. Vincent, try Katie Kate Like St. Vincent, Katie Kate has a pop starâs voice and a garage DJâs knack for the experimental. 2  Donald Trump seems to have an uncanny knack for prompting overreach by his opponents and critics.
Gingham is a fabric made from dyed cotton yarn. The name is Indonesian in origin, assimilated into Dutch. When originally imported (in the 17th century), it was a striped fabric, but from the mid 18th century, when it was being produced in the mills of Manchester, England, it had become woven into checked or plaid patterns (often blue and white).
Definition of gin. 1  1 : a colorless alcoholic beverage made from distilled or redistilled neutral grain spirits flavored with juniper berries and aromatics (as anise and caraway seeds) 2  2a : gin rummyb : the act of laying down a full hand of matched cards in gin rummy.