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French knot

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noun

  1. an ornamental stitch made by looping the thread three or four times around the needle before putting it into the fabric

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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His vegetable mosaic terrine resembled a French knot garden, bordered in chard, paved with sumac-spiced rice and pebbled with carrot and zucchini.

From New York Times Sep. 30, 2011

I couldn’t understand her powers of concentration when she rolled a French knot or toiled over a tatted collar in Sewing class at school.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

When we didn’t know the name, I’d make one up: pagoda plant, wild confetti, French knot.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz

Her hair had come down from its French knot and stuck all over her face, and her good blouse was smeared with black ash.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

He wore a turned-down collar and a large, black French knot.

From The Sins of Séverac Bablon by Rohmer, Sax

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