- true lover's knot
- noun Date: 1615 a complicated ornamental knot not readily untied and symbolic of mutual love — called also truelove knot — see knot illustration
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True lover's knot — This article is about the knot. For the species of European moth, see Lycophotia porphyrea. True lover s knot This variation is also a form of the Matthew Walker knot (#2421). Names True lover s knot, Tr … Wikipedia
True Lover's Knot — This article is about the animal. For the rope knot, see True lover s knot. True Lover s Knot Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
true-lover's knot — Truelove True love , n. 1. One really beloved. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A plant. See {Paris}. [1913 Webster] 3. An unexplained word occurring in Chaucer, meaning, perhaps, an aromatic sweetmeat for sweetening the breath. T. R. Lounsbury. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
true lover's knot — noun 1. a knot for tying the ends of two lines together • Syn: ↑fisherman s knot, ↑truelove knot • Hypernyms: ↑knot 2. a stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love • Syn: ↑love knot, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
true-lover's knot — true love knot or trueˈ lovˈer s knot noun An ornamental or symbolic knot or interlaced design, as a two looped bow or a knot with two interlaced loops • • • Main Entry: ↑true … Useful english dictionary
true lover's knot — noun a) Any of various knots (for string or the like) having some symmetry. b) A particular species of moth … Wiktionary
lover's knot — noun a stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love • Syn: ↑love knot, ↑lovers knot, ↑true lovers knot, ↑true lover s knot • Hypernyms: ↑knot * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
true lovers' knot — noun a stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love • Syn: ↑love knot, ↑lovers knot, ↑lover s knot, ↑true lover s knot • Hypernyms: ↑knot … Useful english dictionary
true-love-knot — n. True lover s knot … New dictionary of synonyms
Bowen knot — Knot details name= Bowen knot names= Bowen s knot, Tristram knot, True lover s knot caption= type= type2= strength= origin= related= Unknot, Carrick bend releasing= uses= Heraldic emblem caveat= Not a knot abok number= The Bowen knot is not a… … Wikipedia
