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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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Node :: Node (n.) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece..

Knot :: 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..

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

Cockade :: Cockade (n.) A badge, usually in the form of a rosette, or knot, and generally worn upon the hat; -- used as an indication of military or naval service, or party allegiance, and in England as a part of the livery to indicate that the wearer is the servant of a military or naval officer..

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

Wall :: Wall (n.) A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot; a wale.

Knot :: Knot (n.) A fastening together of the pars or ends of one or more threads, cords, ropes, etc., by any one of various ways of tying or entangling..

Reglet :: Reglet (n.) A flat, narrow molding, used chiefly to separate the parts or members of compartments or panels from one another, or doubled, turned, and interlaced so as to form knots, frets, or other ornaments. See Illust. (12) of Column..

Amoret :: Amoret (n.) A love knot, love token, or love song. (pl.) Love glances or love tricks..

Snick :: Snick (n.) A knot or irregularity in yarn.

Scirrhous :: Scirrhous (a.) Proceeding from scirrhus; of the nature of scirrhus; indurated; knotty; as, scirrhous affections; scirrhous disease..

Nodation :: Nodation (n.) Act of making a knot, or state of being knotted..

Knot :: Knot (v. i.) To knit knots for fringe or trimming.

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

Knotty :: Knotty (superl.) Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope..

Abnodation :: Abnodation (n.) The act of cutting away the knots of trees.

Knotty :: Knotty (superl.) Difficult; intricate; perplexed.

Tie :: Tie (v. t.) To form, as a knot, by interlacing or complicating a cord; also, to interlace, or form a knot in; as, to tie a cord to a tree; to knit; to knot..

Nodosity :: Nodosity (n.) A knot; a node.

Stopper :: Stopper (n.) A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both ends, with a lanyard under the knot, -- used to secure something..