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Webster 1913 Edition
Topknot
Top′knotˊ
,Noun.
1.
A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird; also, an ornamental knot worn on top of the head, as by women.
A great, stout servant girl, with cheeks as red as her
topknot
. Sir W. Scott.
2.
(Zool.)
A small Europen flounder (
Rhoumbus punctatus
). The name is also applied to allied species. Definition 2024
topknot
topknot
English
Noun
topknot (plural topknots)
- a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head, sometimes having ribbons or feathers
- (Can we date this quote?) Sir Walter Scott
- A great, stout servant girl, with cheeks as red as her topknot.
- (Can we date this quote?) Sir Walter Scott
- a decorative headdress
- A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird.
- Any fish in one of several genera:
- The New Zealand topknot, Notoclinus fenestratus
- The Norwegian topknot, Phrynorhombus norvegicus
- The brown topknot, Notoclinus compressus
- Several species in the genus Zeugopterus
- A small European flounder (Phrynorhombus regius, syn. Rhombus punctatus).
Translations
a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
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a decorative headdress
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