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Definition of knot

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Knot (n.) A division of the log line, serving to measure the rate of the vessel's motion. Each knot on the line bears the same proportion to a mile that thirty seconds do to an hour. The number of knots which run off from the reel in half a minute, therefore, shows the number of miles the vessel sails in an hour..

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Topknot :: Topknot (n.) A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird; also, an orgamental knot worn on top of the head, as by women..

Knot :: Knot (v. i.) To form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to become entangled..

Friezed :: Friezed (a.) Gathered, or having the map gathered, into little tufts, knots, or protuberances. Cf. Frieze, v. t., and Friz, v. t., 2..

Loosen :: Loosen (v. t.) To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth..

Trick :: Trick (a.) A knot, braid, or plait of hair..

Knit :: Knit (v. t.) To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying..

Bend :: Bend (n.) A knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to an anchor, spar, or post..

Redbreast :: Redbreast (n.) The knot, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin breast, and robin snipe. See Knot..

Snub :: Snub (n.) A knot; a protuberance; a song.

Network :: Network (n.) A fabric of threads, cords, or wires crossing each other at certain intervals, and knotted or secured at the crossings, thus leaving spaces or meshes between them..

Knot :: Knot (n.) An ornamental tie, as of a ribbon..

Knotwort :: Knotwort (n.) A small, herbaceous, trailing plant, of the genus Illecebrum (I. verticillatum)..

Knot :: Knot (v. t.) To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle..

Kink :: Kink (v. i.) To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread..

Node :: Node (n.) A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling..

Knot :: Knot (n.) A figure the lines of which are interlaced or intricately interwoven, as in embroidery, gardening, etc..

Chignon :: Chignon (n.) A knot, boss, or mass of hair, natural or artificial, worn by a woman at the back of the head..

Knot :: Knot (n.) A bond of union; a connection; a tie.

Quipu :: Quipu (n.) A contrivance employed by the ancient Peruvians, Mexicans, etc., as a substitute for writing and figures, consisting of a main cord, from which hung at certain distances smaller cords of various colors, each having a special meaning, as silver, gold, corn, soldiers. etc. Single, double, and triple knots were tied in the smaller cords, representing definite numbers. It was chiefly used for arithmetical purposes, and to register important facts and events..

Triple :: Triple (a.) Consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie..