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verb

Knot v. t. (past & past part. knotted; pres. part. knotting)

1.

To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle. "Knotted curls." "As tight as I could knot the noose."

2.

To unite closely; to knit together.

3.

To entangle or perplex; to puzzle. (Obs. or R.)

Knot v. i.

1.

To form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to become entangled. "Cut hay when it begins to knot."

2.

To knit knots for fringe or trimming.

3.

To copulate; said of toads. (R.)

adjective

Knotted adj.

1.

Full of knots; having knots; knurled; as, a knotted cord; the knotted oak.

2.

Interwoven; matted; entangled. "Make... thy knotted and combined locks to part."

3.

Having intersecting lines or figures. "The west corner of thy curious knotted garden."

4.

(Geol.) Characterized by small, detached points, chiefly composed of mica, less decomposable than the mass of the rock, and forming knots in relief on the weathered surface; as, knotted rocks.

5.

Entangled; puzzling; knotty. (R.) "They're catched in knotted lawlike nets."

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Etymology of 'Knotted'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Knotted" Quotes from Famous Books

... very sweet indeed It was to dream that all the weary way I should but follow where I now must lead— For long ago they left me in my need, And, groping on alone, I tripped and mired Among rank grasses where the serpents breed In knotted coils about the feet of speed.— There ...

— Riley Love-Lyrics • James Whitcomb Riley

... poky room waiting for death, always absolutely patient and affectionate and sweet-tempered, grateful for everything, never saying a hard or cross word. Well, I go to see her sometimes—not as often as I ought. She shakes hands with that old knotted-looking hand of hers which has grown soft enough now after its endless labours. She talks a little—she is interested in all the news, she doesn't regret things, or complain, or think it hard that she can't ...

— Father Payne • Arthur Christopher Benson

... so she can," went on Freddie, as he held his head on one side and looked at a knotted string around the neck ...

— The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat • Laura Lee Hope

... bowl of the lilies. From beneath the bowl radiate long streamers of pale green ribbon ending at the plates of the guests with name cards decorated with the lilies cut out of watercolor paper. Half way between the bowl and the plate, the ribbon is knotted about a bouquet of the flowers or a bunch of maidenhair ferns which will become the corsage bouquet of the guest. Sometimes several strands of narrower ribbon are used giving more rays; a very pretty ...

— Breakfasts and Teas - Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions • Paul Pierce

... trailed through swamps by blood hounds. Twice he had been shot. For six years on end he had cut a cord and a half of wood each day in a convict lumber camp. Sick or well, he had cut that cord and a half or paid for it under a whip-lash knotted and pickled. ...

— The Turtles of Tasman • Jack London

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