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<hw>Knoll"er</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who tolls a bell.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sherwood.</i>

<h1>Knop</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Knop</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>knop</ets>, <ets>knoppe</ets>; cf. D.<ets>knop</ets>, <ets>knoop</ets>, G. <ets>knopf</ets>, Dan. <ets>knap</ets>, <ets>knop</ets>, Sw. <ets>knapp</ets>, <ets>knopp</ets>, button, bud, Icel. <ets>knappr</ets>, and E. <ets>knap</ets>, <tt>n.</tt> Cf. <er>Knap</er>, <er>Knob</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A knob; a bud; a bunch; a button.</def>

<blockquote>Four bowls made like unto almonds, with their <b>knops</b> and their flowers. <i>Ex. xxv. 21.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Any boldly projecting sculptured ornament; esp., the ornamental termination of a pinnacle, and then synonymous with <i>finial</i>; -- called also <altname>knob</altname>, and <altname>knosp</altname>.</def>

<cs><col>Knop sedge</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the bur reed (<spn>Sparganium</spn>); -- so called from its globular clusters of seed vessels.</cd></cs>

<i>Prior.</i>

<h1>Knopped</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Knopped</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having knops or knobs; fastened as with buttons.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Rom. of R.</i>

<h1>Knoppern</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Knop"pern</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>knopper</ets>. See <er>Knop</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A kind of gall produced by a gallfly on the cup of an acorn, -- used in tanning and dyeing.</def>

<h1>Knopweed</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Knop"weed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Knapweed</er>.</def>

<h1>Knor</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Knor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Knur</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Knosp</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Knosp</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>knospe</ets> bud, E. <ets>knop</ets>, <ets>knar</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Knop</er>,2.</def>

<i>Milman.</i>

<h1>Knot</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Knot</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>knot</ets>, <ets>knotte</ets>, AS. <ets>cnotta</ets>; akin to D. <ets>knot</ets>, OHG. <ets>chnodo</ets>, <ets>chnoto</ets>, G. <ets>knoten</ets>, Icel. <ets>kn<?/tr</ets>, Sw. <ets>knut</ets>, Dan. <ets>knude</ets>, and perh. to L. <ets>nodus</ets>. Cf. <er>Knout</er>, <er>Knit</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>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.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A lump or loop formed in a thread, cord, rope. etc., as at the end, by tying or interweaving it upon itself.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>An ornamental tie, as of a ribbon.</def>

<note>&hand; The names of knots vary according to the manner of their making, or the use for which they are intended; as, <i>dow</i>knot, <i>reef</i> knot, <i>stopper</i> knot, <i>diamond</i> knot, etc.</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A bond of union; a connection; a tie.</def> "With nuptial <i>knot</i>."

<i>Shak.</i>

<blockquote>Ere we knit the <b>knot</b> that can never be loosed. <i>Bp. Hall.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Something not easily solved; an intricacy; a difficulty; a perplexity; a problem.</def>

<blockquote><b>Knots</b> worthy of solution. <i>Cowper.</i></blockquote>