bowknot

American  

[boh-not] / ˈboʊˌnɒt /

noun

1. bow.

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bowknot British  

/ ˈbəʊˌnɒt /

noun

1. a decorative knot usually having two loops and two loose ends; bow

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Etymology

Origin of bowknot

First recorded in 1540–50; bow ² + knot ¹

Example Sentences

Your cards may match these, being squares of cardboard almost covered with a wreath of violets, with a bowknot painted on it, and the name of the guest written across the flowers.

From Gala Day Luncheons A Little Book of Suggestions by Burrell, Caroline Benedict

Her eyes tied a bowknot in my spine.

From A Wodehouse Miscellany Articles & Stories by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

Helen's hands rose slowly to her breast, where a pretty watch dangled from a bowknot of crushed diamonds.

From Lion and the Unicorn by Davis, Richard Harding

"Sara would tie you in a bowknot in business, and the older you two grow the more you are going to develop each other's worst sides."

From Still Jim by Morrow, Honoré

Resting on its satin bed gleamed a string of graduated pearls from which hung a pearl pendant in the form of a bowknot.

From Marjorie Dean College Freshman by Lester, Pauline