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Knot :: Knot (n.) A nautical mile, or 6080.27 feet; as, when a ship goes eight miles an hour, her speed is said to be eight knots..

Node :: Node (n.) The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; -- called also knot.

Knurly :: Knurly (superl.) Full of knots; hard; tough; hence, capable of enduring or resisting much..

Jointed :: "Jointed (a.) Having joints; articulated; full of nodes; knotty; as, a jointed doll; jointed structure..

Centinody :: Centinody (n.) A weed with a stem of many joints (Illecebrum verticillatum); also, the Polygonum aviculare or knotgrass..

Brideknot :: Brideknot (n.) A knot of ribbons worn by a guest at a wedding; a wedding favor.

Geniculate :: Geniculate (v. t.) To form joints or knots on.

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

Nodulous :: Nodulous (a.) Having small nodes or knots; diminutively nodose.

Knottiness :: Knottiness (n.) The quality or state of being knotty or full of knots.

Sleave :: Sleave (n.) The knotted or entangled part of silk or thread.

Wapp :: Wapp (n.) A rope with wall knots in it with which the shrouds are set taut.

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

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

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..

Shank :: Shank (v.) A wading bird with long legs; as, the green-legged shank, or knot; the yellow shank, or tattler; -- called also shanks..

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

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

Hydropiper :: Hydropiper (n.) A species (Polygonum Hydropiper) of knotweed with acrid foliage; water pepper; smartweed.

Multinodate :: Multinodate (a.) Having many knots or nodes.

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