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

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bowknot

A yawning eunuch rearranged the bowknot of his girdle.

From Caesar Dies by Talbot Mundy

At a signal to start each pupil with the string runs forward and ties it in a bowknot on some article placed in front of each aisle.

From School, Church, and Home Games by George Orrin Draper

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 Richard Harding Davis

Courtship is a bowknot that matrimony pulls into a hard knot.

From More Toasts by Marion Dix Mosher

Dee could squirm herself into a bowknot and Dum and I could die of curiosity, and still honor forbade our making a sign to find out what was the matter.

From At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins by Nell Speed

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